Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:16:59 +0200 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Graham Bentley <admin@cpcnw.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting again from Scratch Message-ID: <20070625171659.GA30692@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20070625175144.6f145b7f@3bsd.cpcnw.co.uk> References: <20070625120019.668D416A49A@hub.freebsd.org> <20070625151858.20ee23ad@3bsd.cpcnw.co.uk> <20070625160844.GB28294@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20070625175144.6f145b7f@3bsd.cpcnw.co.uk>
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--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--
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