Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 14:02:28 +0200 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@FreeBSD.org> To: John Gaskill <westcoastadguy@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pre-install Setup Questions Message-ID: <86bjedapt7.fsf@ltc.des.dev> In-Reply-To: <2086036150.1826563.1779037719691@mail.yahoo.com> (John Gaskill's message of "Sun, 17 May 2026 17:08:39 %2B0000 (UTC)") References: <1217898286.1570785.1778867757524.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1217898286.1570785.1778867757524@mail.yahoo.com> <7e359bcb-94fc-4395-8599-943d42d62169@holgerdanske.com> <417407029.1814314.1779032915208@mail.yahoo.com> <86fr3qau67.fsf@ltc.des.dev> <2086036150.1826563.1779037719691@mail.yahoo.com>
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John Gaskill <westcoastadguy@yahoo.com> writes: > My expectation after reading the Handbook in advance of the > installation attempt was that this img file would have all the files > on it necessary to install FreeBSD Yes. > and the Ports collection They wouldn't fit. You need about 4-5 GB of packages for a full desktop environment with a browser and an office suite, and that's just a tiny subset of the entire collection. But the entire base system, including debugging symbols and tests, is less than 1 GB. > so I could have a successful, secure installation. You can have that using the memstick image. > The installation menu popup indicated that a number of optional > security and debugging packages were only available via the Internet uh, no > and provided a series of screens requesting network i.p. numbers. It offers to try DHCP first, so you must either have declined that or there is something wrong with your network. > Since debugging and security are inherent to a good installation, not > being able to install them directly did not seem safe to me. Perhaps > it's just excessive paranoia on my part when it comes to the Internet, > AI and the ability of criminal types of all kinds to worm their way > into your computer if given the opportunity. You certainly have a vivid imagination. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des@FreeBSD.orghome | help
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