Linux Binary Compatibility in FreeBSD

FreeBSD provides binary compatibility with Linux. For more details, refer to the FreeBSD documentation.

1. Try to load the Linux kernel module

# kldload linux64

2. Verify the kernel was loaded successfully

# kldstat

3. Install Linux emulator

# pkg install linux_base-c6 # for CentOS 6
# # or
# pkg install linux_base-c7 # for CentOS 7

To enable Linux compatibility at boot time, add the following line in /etc/rc.conf.

linux_enable="YES"

References

• https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/linuxemu.html