Quoting Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On behalf of the FreeBSD Project thanks for your interest in FreeBSD.
We hope you enjoy the new release.
I've just spent the whole morning installing it on my office desktop.
It was an awful experience: installing packages from the three CDs
kept making
me switch from one CD to the other then to the previous one before
the next one
again...
All in all about twenty-times !!! (sometimes just for ONE package,
for Christ's
sake !)
It was particularly annoying, especially with those Linux guys
around sneering
when comparing it to their smooth install.
Greetings.
BSD is /different/. Which is /not/ bad, just /different/. :)
I ventured a "cheat sheet" for a build/install world/kernel for
someone on this list. I'll venture an Install "cheat sheet" here. :)
OK. First things first:
download your choice of either <version>-RELEASE-<arc>-disc1.iso,
or <version>-RELEASE-<arc>-bootonly.iso. I prefer disc1, and will
assume so for the rest of this post
* burn downloaded CD (it's possible to mount/install it in iso
form, but I'll not go into that here).
* boot to burned cd
* choose minimal - smallest available option (can't recall the
exact verbage)
* choose and make any required settings that insure working
internet connection upon reboot.
* reboot
* log on as root - or su to root after logging on as regular user
* type /usr/sbin/sysinstall - this brings up the installer again
* choose post install
* choose install additional ports/packages
* choose net/cvsup-without-gui
* when finished, exit the installer
* now at the shell again, OK. There's probably a little contention
here; some might argue
that you should choose to install /usr/src while in sysinstall.
But I hate doing things twice, and since I always have a recent
copy of /usr/src/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile, and
/usr/src/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile around, and simply copy
them to my /root/ folder. That said, if you /don't/ already have
a copy of both, use sysinstall to grab/install src.
in either case:
* at your shell, with a recent copy of
/usr/src/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile and
/usr/src/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile
edit both of them adding your chosen freebsd location
* When finished, run the following:
cvsup -g -L 2 /root/stable-supfile
This assumes stable-supfile is located in your /root/
folder - adjust to it's location.
* When finished, type rehash. Then run the following:
cvsup -g -L 2 /root/ports-supfile
NOTE: had this /not/ been a fresh install, I would have suggested
running:
cvsup -g -L 2 /root/ports-supfile && portsdb -uU && pkgdb -F
more on this later.
* when cvsup finishes, type rehash.
* cd to /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portaudit
* type make && make install && make clean
* when it completes, type rehash
* now type portaudit -Fda. This will inform you of security
issues related to your version(s) of ports
* now cd to /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade
These contain the ports I mentioned in the NOTE above.
* type make && make install && make clean
* type rehash
* Now, next time you update your ports, you'll be able to
generate, and keep your ports INDEX in sync
* OK now you're in good shape, you'll probably want to
cd /usr/src/sys/<arc>/conf and cp ./GENERIC to your choice
of kernel name. Edit it to your satisfaction. Then do
a buildworld/kernel installkernel/world session
In any event you're now in a position to build/install
anything the BSD ports system has to offer. While this /may/
seem like a long process, it's not. It's very quick. In fact
it /is/ faster than the Linux GUI install process - I just
performed one the other day. Then blew it away and replaced
it with a fresh copy of RELENG_7. :)
Happy BSD'ing
--Chris H
People in the know, and those with reasonable network bandwidth, generally
use either the 'boot only' or just the 'disk 1' CDs to install a pretty
minimal system, and then install packages, run cvsup, use freebsd updates
etc. from the net. It's a whole lot smoother than juggling CDs.
Cheers,
Matthew
--
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate
Kent, CT11 9PW
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