Vmm onhttps://geekyschmidt.com/tags/vmm/Recent content in Vmm on<url>https://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.png</url><link>https://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.png</link></image><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><copyright>Copyright ©2002-2026, Nicholas Schmidt; all rights reserved.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:49:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://geekyschmidt.com/tags/vmm/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Running Signal Desktop in a Debian VM on OpenBSDhttps://geekyschmidt.com/post/signal-debian-vm-openbsd/Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:49:49 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/post/signal-debian-vm-openbsd/<blockquote> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://anirudh.fi/signal-vmm">Anirudh</a> for getting me started on the right path!</p> </blockquote> <h1 id="running-signal-desktop-in-a-debian-vm-on-openbsd">Running Signal Desktop in a Debian VM on OpenBSD</h1> <p>I wanted to get <strong>Signal Desktop</strong> running in a way that integrates smoothly with my OpenBSD host. Since Signal doesn’t have a native OpenBSD port, I spun up a Debian VM using <code>vmm(4)</code> and <code>vmctl</code>. Below are my notes for setting this up, including a few gotchas.</p> <img style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;" src="https://geekyschmidt.com/assets/images/signal-obsd-2.png" width="300" /> <hr> <h2 id="step-1-download-debian-iso">Step 1: Download Debian ISO</h2> <p>Start with the Bookworm Debian <strong>netinst ISO</strong> (I had issues with Trixie):</p>