pfSense 2.4 BSD Operating System Debuts with New Installer, Drops 32-Bit Images

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Rubicon Communications’ Jim Pingle announced the release of the pfSense 2.4.0 operating system, a major release that introduces support for new devices, new features, and numerous improvements.

Based on the latest FreeBSD 11.1 operating system, the pfSense 2.4 release comes with an all-new installer based on bsdinstall and featuring support for the ZFS file system, UEFI machines, as well as multiple types of partition layouts, including the widely used GPT and BIOS.

Being a massive update, pfSense 2.4 also adds support for Netgate ARM devices like SG-1000, translations for 13 new languages, and support for the OpenVPN 2.4 series, which feature TLS encryption, AES-GCM ciphers, Negotiable Crypto Parameters (NCP), and dual stack/multihome.

“pfSense software version 2.4.0 was a herculean effort! It is the culmination of 18 months of hard work by Netgate and community contributors, with over 290 items resolved,” said Jim Pingle. “According to Git, 671 files were change… (read more)

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