From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 28 14:46:37 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40A7E37B401 for ; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:46:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from chen.org.nz (chen.org.nz [210.54.19.51]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 337DC4403D for ; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:46:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jonc@chen.org.nz) Received: from grimoire.chen.org.nz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chen.org.nz (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h5SLkXHm083629; Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:46:34 +1200 (NZST) (envelope-from jonc@grimoire.chen.org.nz) Received: (from jonc@localhost) by grimoire.chen.org.nz (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h5SLkXwN083628; Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:46:33 +1200 (NZST) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:46:33 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen To: Joe Pokupec Message-ID: <20030628214633.GA83474@grimoire.chen.org.nz> References: <3EFDE51A.30907@potentialtech.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: Free BSD List Subject: Re: 11 Hour Installs on KDE? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 21:46:37 -0000 On Sat, Jun 28, 2003 at 12:59:36PM -0800, Joe Pokupec wrote: > Hey Guys, > > Thanks for your input and explanations. Here's the part I don't understand > (very simplistic view). Both machines previously had Red Hat 9 installed on > them. I decided that I didn't want to pay Red Hat for their up2date feature > on each machine and decided to go back to BSD with a GUI so I could go back > to the trusty, and free ports feature(s)... > > RH9 took less than 15 minutes to install and boot for each machine. It has > the Blue Wave GUI and I would imagine is pretty bloated as well. So, from > this point of view, how can one OS take 15 minutes, while the other take 15 > hours (and counting)? If you're willing to use FreeBSD's precompiled packages (which are available on the CDs), the install time can take about 15-45 minutes as well. FreeBSD packages are the equivalent for Redhat's RPMs; and can be generated from the ports system. -- Jonathan Chen Once is dumb luck. Twice is coincidence. Three times and Somebody Is Trying To Tell You Something.