Date: Sun, 18 May 1997 01:54:37 -0400 From: "Troy Settle" <rewt@i-Plus.net> To: <jlj.mitchell.max@worldnet.att.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Reinstalling or Unistalling FreeBSD (but I still am going to use it) Message-ID: <199705180551.BAA21588@radford.i-plus.net>
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From: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@MX.BA-Stuttgart.De> >> I installed FreeBSD with the Full Development setup and I usually >> install with custom. Now I'm having full file system problems and want >> to start from sub-scratch. How do I re/uninstall FreeBSD. DOn't get this >> wrong but I love FreeBSD:) > >So do I, after I reinstalled it three times :-) (with periods of fighting >with my Linux Distribution in between)! > >I put all the customized files (kernel configuration file, /etc/sysconfig ..) >in my home directory and saved it on a floppy. > ># tar -czf /dev/fd0 . > ^ my home directory > >and then I restarted inserted boot.flp, reboot. During intallation I >selected to make new filesystems on all partitions to get rid of the >old files. > >Wolfgang > It's not necessary to do this, but I've had fun with it. Get on IRC from X, then while chatting with those of us that waste our lives on #FreeBSD, open another shell, and do 'rm -rf /' as root. I found it to be quite interesting, you might too. (then again, I have no life right now, and watching bugs mating is also interesting :) -- Troy Settle <st@i-Plus.net> Network Administrator, iPlus Internet Services http://www.i-Plus.net
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