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OpenBSD 8.0 adds larger virtual machines and graphics improvements
OpenBSD 8.0 is the latest release of the open-source operating system, which is known for its focus on security.
Its virtual machine system can now run guest machines with up to 64 virtual CPUs each.
On x86-64 computers, a larger kernel memory space can support graphics cards with more video memory, and Arm64 machines can hibernate.
The release also updates tools including OpenSSH and LibreSSL, and uses a newer Linux graphics driver stack.
Two recently publicized flaws were fixed in OpenBSD 7.9, before version 8.0 was released.
OpenBSD's developers also used the release artwork and theme song to mock artificial intelligence, continuing the project's opposition to AI-generated code.
OpenBSD 8.0 adds support for multiprocessor virtual machines with up to 64 virtual CPUs per guest.
The x86-64 kernel virtual memory address space grows to 512 GB, from 4 GB, to support GPUs with large amounts of VRAM.
The release adds Arm64 hibernation and Intel Arc support.
It includes the DRM graphics driver stack from Linux 6.18, OpenSSH 10.6, LibreSSL 4.4.0 and Clang/LLVM 22.
OpenBSD 8.0 is the project’s 61st release.
- Who
- The OpenBSD project.
- What
- OpenBSD 8.0 adds larger virtual machines, graphics improvements and other updates.
- When
- October 2026; the articles were published on October 20 and 21.
- Where
- OpenBSD, a software operating system; a specific location is not stated.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ars Technica reported that OpenBSD 8.0 had arrived.
The Register reported on OpenBSD 8.0’s features.
- Virtual machines
- Up to 64 virtual CPUs per guest
- x86-64 virtual memory address space
- 512 GB, up from 4 GB
- OpenBSD release number
- 8.0, the project’s 61st release
- Graphics driver stack
- DRM stack from Linux 6.18
- Component versions
- OpenSSH 10.6; LibreSSL 4.4.0; Clang/LLVM 22
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