From nobody Thu Sep 29 00:09:32 2022 X-Original-To: questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4MdDJ60mhTz4YMgW for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:09:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dpchrist@holgerdanske.com) Received: from holgerdanske.com (holgerdanske.com [184.105.128.27]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "holgerdanske.com", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4MdDJ50H4Bz3S5H for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:09:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dpchrist@holgerdanske.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=holgerdanske.com; s=nov-20210719-112354; t=1664410173; bh=wYwL/IkElpo2fzD24CU1CrybOjJpVq797EqVVgbEoQQ=; h=Received:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:User-Agent:Subject: Content-Language:To:References:From:In-Reply-To:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=BjFl6J7g/DME6R8w6tpKw7UUfDUavq2uSvbXyIjLrMKM2ynJThrVfEk7Rf4XKnX2g xPn4ui0Zcja5yTZP175VCDxT3grtm2BxERFyNBJm/Bm2zRDqP6VLUfpnwzXHaCQ/oI OBrvzbesyV+0MvZMXpzRqSdVx3Lqz0WSSacLlSAW8nBJ6ElgDFlHEtCKAys9xeQ3Ql D7IoFMSK/9C9es1cpTHq5Vx9f23kGo94yv8hiHJYD0G+ffnjI8EfM792CLz4W2Thsp M+xqHRW4OSZgGl5el7GfzZEJA8/IDFM/3YK4erVBnEdrEpCI4EMQiGGTz4Odu4qpbV zqokqqYR0thpIvz/gdyzOeA7kBmhjlibIVztVfTatDFNwcf7SXYeJauHJ7QcuSvKLs /LVmyCY9JbaRp1WuZwHx6MuYdA0WkFUzWciOiUZBDn1940WOUvrBtY3yR+bU+uOVXP lxcOQEBwCHC3SD5Z7yyQnrWWhLD77CyoRqLARjIVCYDYfTC+3kg6Vi3SVTpGPLv3w3 vxJakz8/LkqXtP7ZKFQCKCRYnwyKagjXC/d32RgQJd0LDvLbqRGf5XPRVmP5wJBO/0 i7gOCG7D25duC/Y67/s4bbH9/VS+fLSIpn9sK/iM8grA9kBJAOcHi5AAQqJPf1T65N cmFnnSlz+XLmrkLsrsDyIixE= Received: from 99.100.19.101 (99-100-19-101.lightspeed.frokca.sbcglobal.net [99.100.19.101]) by holgerdanske.com with ESMTPSA (TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:TLSv1.3:Kx=any:Au=any:Enc=AESGCM(128):Mac=AEAD) (SMTP-AUTH username dpchrist@holgerdanske.com, mechanism PLAIN) for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:09:33 -0700 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:09:32 -0700 List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/91.13.0 Subject: Re: concerns about install freebsd Content-Language: en-US To: questions@freebsd.org References: From: David Christensen In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4MdDJ50H4Bz3S5H X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=holgerdanske.com header.s=nov-20210719-112354 header.b=BjFl6J7g; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=holgerdanske.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of dpchrist@holgerdanske.com designates 184.105.128.27 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=dpchrist@holgerdanske.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[holgerdanske.com,none]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+a]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[holgerdanske.com:s=nov-20210719-112354]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[holgerdanske.com:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:6939, ipnet:184.104.0.0/15, country:US]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N On 9/28/22 11:08, jian he wrote: > I asked the question about "freebsd graphic text editor". The question is > stupid. > > The real questions for me(don't want waste too much time on install) would > be: > > - I already installed linux, any external pan drive needs to install > freebsd? > - Can I install linux and freebsd in the same machine (I think it's > intel x86 architecture)? If so, can I switch it easily, just use the > shortcut key then switch to another system. > - How long does it take to install freebsd(all settings default, ignore > internet speed) (I like to first make it work, then try to understand the > system internals). > - If all things are pretty easy to set, can you give an authoritative > video link? (in case I fail, I can follow through) I know there are many > youtube tutorials, but I obviously don't know which one is right. As mentioned by other readers, I also suggest installing FreeBSD in a VM. Here are my notes from a FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64 install in July, 2020: Welcome Install Keymap Selection Continue with default keymap Set Hostname f1.tracy.holgerdanske.com Distribution Selection Partitioning Auto (ZFS) Pool Type/Disks stripe: 1 disk ada0 INTEL SSDSC2CW060A3 Pool Name f1_zroot Force 4K Sectors YES Encrypt Disks YES Partition Scheme MBR (BIOS) Swap Size 2g Mirror Swap YES Encrypt Swap YES >>> Install Proceed with installation Encryption passphrase * Root password * Network Configuration em0 Configure IPv4 Yes Use DHCP No IP Address 192.168.5.99 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Default Router 192.168.5.1 Configure IPv6 No Search tracy.holgerdanske.com IPv4 DNS #1 192.168.5.1 IPv4 DNS #2 CMOS clock set to UTC Yes Time Zone Region America -- North and South Country or region United States of America Zone Pacific Time & Date - month, year, day Time & Data - time Services to start at boot sshd, ntpdate, ntpd, powerd System hardening options Add users No Final configuration Exit Open shell No Complete Reboot Other readers mentioned online documentation. I like books. I suggest: https://mwl.io/nonfiction/os#af3e David