A collection of information on the OpenBSD operating system.
Information on the installation and configuration of OpenBSD with a focus on desktops/laptops.
Install OpenBSD on a desktop by Roman Zolotarev. His entire web site rgz.ee is dedicated to sharing knowledge and advice on OpenBSD (see also Resources).
OpenBSD on a Laptop by Cullum Smith.
OpenBSD in a laptop, OpenBSD in a laptop, part 2 and OpenBSD in a laptop, part 3 – Three-part series by Ángel Ortega.
Notes on OpenBSD by David J. Raymond.
Running OpenBSD 7.1 on your laptop is really hard (not) by Keith Burnett.
Tab completion in OpenBSD's ksh by Aaron Bieber.
OpenBSD Jumpstart by Wesley.
OpenBSD Workstation by Philippe Pittoli.
OpenBSD on the Desktop (Part I) and OpenBSD on the Desktop (Part II) – Two-part series by Patrick Bucher.
OpenBSD on the HP Envy 13 by Anirudh.
OpenBSD 6.5 (stable) Setup auf einem PC oder Notebook (in German)
Getting started with OpenBSD by akts. See also his page on OpenBSD.
Workstation Notes by Eric Radman.
OpenBSD Minimalist Desktop by Daniel Nechtan.
rgz.ee, rgz.ee/openbsd/ – Roman Zolotarev's web site contains a ton of highly useful information on OpenBSD, in particular a guide on installing OpenBSD on a desktop (see Installation and Configuration). Highly recommendable!
BSD How To by Bruno Flückiger.
Why OpenBSD rocks – “a list of all the great things that OpenBSD has.”
That grumpy BSD guy – Blog of Peter N. M. Hansteen.
OpenBSD – Astro-GR – Web site of Pau Amaro Seoane with useful information on OpenBSD.
Awesome OpenBSD – Curated list of resources about OpenBSD.
The OpenBSD Foundation – Funding for OpenBSD and related projects.
OpenBSD : why and how by Derek Sivers.
Why I am Leaving Linux by David J. Raymond.
Why I Run OpenBSD by Aaron Bieber.
OpenBSD from a veteran Linux user perspective and What are the differences between OpenBSD and Linux? by Carlos Fenollosa.
Run BSD – People running BSD (OpenBSD and other BSD flavors).
Why OpenBSD? by Frederic Cambus.
Why OpenBSD? by Ashlen.
You Have Installed OpenBSD. Now For The Daily Tasks. by Peter N. M. Hansteen.
Activate “reverse scrolling” (aka “natural scrolling”):
$ doas wsconsctl mouse.reverse_scrolling=1
In order to persist the change, add the following line to
/etc/wsconsctl.conf:
mouse.reverse_scrolling=1Instead of clicking the middle mouse button, the primary selection can also be pasted by pressing Shift+Insert.