Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:29:29 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Its Me <dead_line@hotmail.com> Cc: dsmith_60@hotmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Future of FreeBSD 7.0 and up Message-ID: <45E656A9.2030205@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <BAY104-F13DEF81CFD9404FFCABA2C9A800@phx.gbl> References: <BAY104-F13DEF81CFD9404FFCABA2C9A800@phx.gbl>
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Its Me (Marwan Sultan?) wrote:
>
> Dwight!
>
> What ! How!
> Installing FreeBSD takes flat 3 minutes!!!
> after i'm done, I do install the ports, with 2 more minutes!!
>
> Then from ports Tree I just command "make install clean"
> for
> Apache
> PHP5
> webmin,
> lynx-ssl
> radius
> and few more ports, like pop3 and others..
> PLUS!! i configure it as a gateway, for my datalink routers (wan branches)
> and lan GW, plus upgrading to latest patches..and adding few routes..
It is true that as your experience grows, you can do things like this
more quickly. For the OP: examine simple shell scripting. Anything
you do on the command line can be programmed to be done for you.
I use sysinstall from CD and install a minimal -RELEASE quickly, and
then I have shell scripts which take a few brief arguments regarding
interface configuration and the server's intended use, and then:
a. check for the existence of the Ports Tree and Source Tree
downloading them as necessary.
b. install cvsup-without-gui
c. update to -STABLE, including setting vars and kernel options
d. reboot
e. finish update
f. update ports tree
g. install a selected set of ports
So, most of the "work" I used to do by hand is automated - all I need to
do is run "tail" on some logfiles and check my mail in the morning.
(Well, "mergemaster" isn't quite automatic just yet).
But, also, as Marwan indicates, I don't get to use it much - I don't
have to build servers very often ;-)
Lots of people have done this; perhaps the most famous is Greg Lehey's
"instant-workstation" port. The reason it's not done for you: the
BSD's are all about flexibility, in line with the UNIX philosophy
"tools, not policy"....
Kevin Kinsey
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