From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 25 10:54:21 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DA7416A4CE for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:54:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from ei.bzerk.org (ei.xs4all.nl [213.84.67.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C0C743FAF for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:54:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) Received: from ei.bzerk.org (BOFH@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ei.bzerk.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hAPIsRTS021881; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:54:27 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) Received: (from bulk@localhost) by ei.bzerk.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hAPIsRPs021880; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:54:27 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) X-Authentication-Warning: ei.bzerk.org: bulk set sender to mail25@bzerk.org using -f Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:54:27 +0100 From: Ruben de Groot To: Trey Sizemore Message-ID: <20031125185427.GA21818@ei.bzerk.org> Mail-Followup-To: Ruben de Groot , Trey Sizemore , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20031125184100.1B99F6A736@server2.messagingengine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031125184100.1B99F6A736@server2.messagingengine.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: First time 5.1 install X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:54:21 -0000 On Tue, Nov 25, 2003 at 01:40:59PM -0500, Trey Sizemore typed: > 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. Sounds good. > Install and configure cvsup and portupgrade. I recommend installing packages here: pkg_add -r cvsup-without-gui pkg_add -r portupgrade This saves a lot of time. Also, the -without-gui saves you from installing (unneeded?) X11 libraries. > Update your source tree and ports tree. Be carefull here. Since you are a new user, you probably don't want to run -current. So make sure you cvsup to RELENG_5_1, which is the security branch for your release. > Make buildworld, kernel, installworld. Run portupgrade -a. Don't forget to do a reboot after you install the new kernel and before you install world. See the handbook for details. > 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? I think this more or less covers it. Good luck. Ruben > Thanks for your feedback. > -- > Trey Sizemore > trey@fastmail.fm > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"