Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:40:59 -0500 From: "Trey Sizemore" <trey@fastmail.fm> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: First time 5.1 install Message-ID: <20031125184100.1B99F6A736@server2.messagingengine.com>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Doing a first time install of 5.1. The ports packages look comprehensive and very up-to-date. I'm coming from the linux world, having used it exclusively for the past year. I have the manual and will certainly read it before perfoming the install to hopefully make the process easier. I found the following in a FreeBSD article post and wanted any comments from users who had done a number of installs as to the logic/soundness of following the steps outlined below: Install a minimal base system and the ports collection. Install and configure cvsup and portupgrade. Update your source tree and ports tree. Make buildworld, kernel, installworld. Run portupgrade -a. Reboot your nice, clean, up-to-date system and start installing apps you want to use. Does this make sense? Any additional steps and is the ordering of the steps sound? Thanks for your feedback. -- Trey Sizemore trey@fastmail.fm
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20031125184100.1B99F6A736>