From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 4 15:42:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89D081065670 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 15:42:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) Received: from mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com [208.47.184.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E2868FC13 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 15:42:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; d=embarqmail.com; s=s012408; c=relaxed/simple; q=dns/txt; i=@embarqmail.com; t=1220542958; h=From:Subject:Date:To:Mime-Version:Content-Type; bh=8VVQTGUo6YNbZFcezk17IXTxpSs=; b=g6RVjf8+TAoxEv9EXBaOMhk+k4I5GSEU6HPluiwyl2YyFffCNApME5bjW2yYCLKL U2GjXpLd2a2CdK7uybVinZmS6HFU1Dqi6+oJPJSOoUjq67S+hwNvTUWtTIEiCrQn; X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=9iFWe5QqC7GpijdEaTcA:9 a=PgF15XrrWcX7KT4YE6hSc3l0DU8A:4 a=1rXaml6zMYEA:10 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp06.embarq.synacor.com smtp.user=rpratt1950@embarqmail.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) Received: from [74.4.78.58] ([74.4.78.58:49501] helo=kt.weeeble.com) by mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.33 r(25932/25934)) with ESMTPA id 6B/5F-14791-DE100C84; Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:42:38 -0400 Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:42:36 -0400 From: Randy Pratt To: Dan Allen Message-Id: <20080904114236.bb1a6eb8.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7BDBF15A-A8E2-424C-9988-043B6A70F541@airwired.net> References: <35445338-D597-4FE2-996F-DEC7BE986741@airwired.net> <20080903191454.GA15376@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <48BF23D3.2070509@brianwhalen.net> <20080904134305.GC1188@atarininja.org> <48BFEF26.2070405@pingle.org> <7BDBF15A-A8E2-424C-9988-043B6A70F541@airwired.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.11; i386-portbld-freebsd6.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Wesley Shields Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.1 Content X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:42:40 -0000 On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:58:27 -0600 Dan Allen wrote: > Then, since packages are always out-of-date, why not just skip the DVD > and use the internet with a couple of check boxes at the end of the > install, the way ports is treated now, that are just calls to pkg_add - > r for: > > * KDE > * GNOME > * Firefox > * ... whatever else are the most popular add-ons > > Fewer bits to be delivered via CD/DVD, and things are always up-to-date. This functionality already exists in sysinstall. Go to Configure Do post-install configuration of FreeBSD Select: Packages Install pre-packaged software for FreeBSD Then select the installation media/method: 2 FTP Install from an FTP server Select ftp server: Main Site ftp.freebsd.org Sysinstall will retrieve the INDEX of all available packages. It might take a few minutes to display all the package options. Selecting a package to install will automatically install all needed dependencies. It might be necessary to set some options under: Options View/Set various installation options if you're trying to get package versions other than the particular FreeBSD version that you have (ie, LATEST). I don't remember the exact details for doing this since I no longer use (possibly obsolete) packages. Its been years since I used Sysinstall but I seem to remember that at the end of a new installation, it will ask if you want to install packages which is done as described above. HTH, Randy --