From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 25 17:17:02 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD6F716A4AC for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:17:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50F3713C43E for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:17:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l5PHH0Qh049335; Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:17:00 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id B0959B822; Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:16:59 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:16:59 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: Graham Bentley Message-ID: <20070625171659.GA30692@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Mail-Followup-To: Graham Bentley , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20070625120019.668D416A49A@hub.freebsd.org> <20070625151858.20ee23ad@3bsd.cpcnw.co.uk> <20070625160844.GB28294@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20070625175144.6f145b7f@3bsd.cpcnw.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="fdj2RfSjLxBAspz7" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070625175144.6f145b7f@3bsd.cpcnw.co.uk> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.15 (2007-04-06) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting again from Scratch X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:17:02 -0000 --fdj2RfSjLxBAspz7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 05:51:44PM +0100, Graham Bentley wrote: >=20 > So, if I where to start again, I would ; >=20 > 1) Install 'minimal' distrib from 6.2 rel CD1 > 2) portsnap fetch extract > 3) make install my system The base system and ports are separate. The base system is built from /usr/src, while ports are built under /usr/ports. Concerning ports, I would install them from an _updated_ ports tree if your system isn't too slow. Start with what you really need, and add things if you miss them. If you build a high-level port like e.g. firefox, it will built the stuff it requires automatically. But I would start with building the xorg meta-port, to get X sorted first. Currently I have 427 ports installed om my desktop system, =E2=89=8C 100 of which are part of the new modular xorg. > Then in future use portmaster as you say ?=20 Yes. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --fdj2RfSjLxBAspz7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGf/iLEnfvsMMhpyURAmSgAJ9qB4wFV0uoYk82CZAUTYMYiSeTXQCfQKoN OaeYCKu34z+HxmQetcrqIQU= =giC+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --fdj2RfSjLxBAspz7--