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Date:      Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:10:39 +0000
From:      JB <freebsdlists.admin@protonmail.com>
To:        freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Linuxulator: running one's own small Linux in FreeBSD?
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On Monday, February 8th, 2021 at 4:00 AM, <freebsd-emulation-request@freebs=
d.org> wrote:

> Message: 4
>
> Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2021 02:51:55 +0000
>
> From: "Thomas Mueller" mueller6722@twc.com
>
> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org
>
> Subject: Linuxulator: running one's own small Linux in FreeBSD?
>
> Message-ID: mailman.86.1612785601.7529.freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org
>
> Is it possible to run one's own little Linux in FreeBSD by null-mounting =
directory or partition on /compat/linux?
>
> I am thinking in particular of my own cross-compiled version (from FreeBS=
D or NetBSD on amd64 aka x86_64) still in infancy, with busybox or otherwis=
e?
>
> This busybox is cross-compiled for Linux (i486-linux-musl or x86_64-linux=
-musl).
>
> Currently, this is on UFS2 aka ffsv2 file system.
>
> Would the Linux C library have to be glibc, or could it be uClibc-ng or (=
more likely) musl?
>
> I would want to be able to try with more than one infant Linux installati=
on (one at a time), hence the desire to null-mount on /compat/linux rather =
than copying to /compat/linux.
>
> Tom

If it's just a local directory, you can use `sysctl' to tell the kernel wha=
t the emulation path is:

sysctl compat.linux.emul_path=3D/foo/bar

Then restart the `linux' service.



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