Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:24:54 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Fritz <fkolberg@q.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Modern FreeBSD Installer? Message-ID: <20090423082454.3454039d.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP493F2C64E33D39A37EF75DD8740@phx.gbl> References: <BLU0-SMTP493F2C64E33D39A37EF75DD8740@phx.gbl>
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On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:27:39 -0700, Fritz <fkolberg@q.com> wrote: > As a big fan (and paying subscriber) of FreeBSD it pains > me to ask this question: When are you going to build > a modern installer for FreeBSD? It has already been done. The modern installer is called "sysinstall". It covers many actions: It does not only install the operating systen, it furthermore helps installaing applications and configuring the system, its services, network settings, security and so on. It can be used from a serial console, from the text mode, and from an X terminal. It's very straight forward. For maximum easiness of operations, it's controlled via the keyboard. As I mentioned, this can be a local keyboard, or one of a serial terminal (a real terminal in hardware or a connected terminal emulator). At the moment, this modern installer is available in the english language, which is the main communications language of the FreeBSD operating system. English language is a mandatory language for any serious IT bizniz, so it's no problem at all. If you think the FreeBSD installer lacks a specific functionality, then feel free to report to the mailing list or contact the FreeBSD developers. > I looked at the list of projects and didn't see it there ... did > I miss something? Obviously. :-) -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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