Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:23:47 -0700 From: paul beard <paulbeard@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: concerns about install freebsd Message-ID: <CAMtcK2rkC7r6KY23KhM4YinkoXfpy=GyyUK9TGEt1zO9xhifVQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <be3b4613-6815-750d-23ed-d51716019ef3@holgerdanske.com> References: <CACJufxEriHZcoxxDFYTwykxA0fwN8YpV74dUp3iCt9-oFO0rxg@mail.gmail.com> <be3b4613-6815-750d-23ed-d51716019ef3@holgerdanske.com>
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--000000000000b48faf05e9c5e470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I concur on virtualbox=E2=80=A6I have been running FreeBSD (started w 10.x,= then onto 11.4 and now 12.3) in VBox on an old (2009) iMac for some time now and a 64 Gb image is more than enough for what I need it to do Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/ada0p2 59G 26G 28G 48% / devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev Installation is quick, starting from a disk image in VBox, and then letting it layout the filesystems, setting up services, etc. Pkgs or ports are up to you but I am running mariadb, nginx, nextcloud and wordpress, with a mix of ports/pkgs and developer tarballs. I started w FreeBSD 4.11 after a few years of Linux and never looked back=E2=80=A6 On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 5:10 PM David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.co= m> wrote: > 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 instal= l > > 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 th= e > > 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 authoritati= ve > > 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 <none> > 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 <blank> > 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 <verify> > Time & Data - time <verify> > Services to start at boot sshd, ntpdate, ntpd, powerd > System hardening options <none> > 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 > > --=20 Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/ --000000000000b48faf05e9c5e470 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 PGRpdiBkaXI9Imx0ciI+SSBjb25jdXIgb24gdmlydHVhbGJveOKApkkgaGF2ZSBiZWVuIHJ1bm5p bmcgRnJlZUJTRCAoc3RhcnRlZCB3IDEwLngsIHRoZW4gb250byAxMS40IGFuZCBub3cgMTIuMykg aW4gVkJveCBvbiBhbiBvbGQgKDIwMDkpIGlNYWMgZm9yIHNvbWUgdGltZSBub3cgYW5kIGEgNjQg R2IgaW1hZ2UgaXMgbW9yZSB0aGFuIGVub3VnaCBmb3Igd2hhdCBJIG5lZWQgaXQgdG8gZG/CoDxk aXY+RmlsZXN5c3RlbSDCoCDCoCBTaXplIMKgIMKgVXNlZCDCoCBBdmFpbCBDYXBhY2l0eSDCoE1v dW50ZWQgb248YnI+L2Rldi9hZGEwcDIgwqAgwqAgNTlHIMKgIMKgIDI2RyDCoCDCoCAyOEcgwqAg wqA0OCUgwqAgwqAvPGJyPmRldmZzIMKgIMKgIMKgIMKgIMKgMS4wSyDCoCDCoDEuMEsgwqAgwqAg wqAwQiDCoCAxMDAlIMKgIMKgL2Rldjxicj48L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pjxicj48L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pkluc3Rh bGxhdGlvbsKgaXMgcXVpY2ssIHN0YXJ0aW5nIGZyb20gYSBkaXNrIGltYWdlIGluIFZCb3gsIGFu ZCB0aGVuIGxldHRpbmcgaXQgbGF5b3V0IHRoZSBmaWxlc3lzdGVtcywgc2V0dGluZyB1cCBzZXJ2 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