Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2017 11:58:45 +0930 From: Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz> To: sorressean <tyler@tysdomain.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: help with condensing bsd Message-ID: <807d043a-0947-0368-13ea-680194c1045e@ShaneWare.Biz> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BtpaK0qWd06Z9HPM1uOJ3jch1k7rXKct-6Pn8CioDmBAS%2BwsQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <b591f6b4-0a03-3db2-b823-c7df349b636e@tysdomain.com> <CA%2BtpaK0qWd06Z9HPM1uOJ3jch1k7rXKct-6Pn8CioDmBAS%2BwsQ@mail.gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 09/09/2017 01:58, Adam Vande More wrote: > On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Littlefield, Tyler <tyler@tysdomain.com> > wrote: > >> All: >> >> I wish to create a smaller BSD as I have a vps with a minimal amount of >> space. I know that I can buildworld and cut a lot of things out (does >> anyone have a good example from where to start)? >> >> My question is this: Once I buildworld and buildkernel, how do I package >> these up? I have a few systems that need this new buildworld and >> buildkernel, and i also want to replace the base iocage jail. >> > > You may wish to investigate tools like picobsd or nanobsd. There are other > ways to accomplish this of course, but those tools worked at least at one > point. I haven't tried them recently. > Both nanobsd and picobsd are custom freebsd builds and are included with the freebsd src tree, each has a man page for more info. While nanobsd is aimed at small embedded systems, picobsd has a smaller target of a single floppy disk. NanoBSD also has an article with some more info - https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/nanobsd/index.html -- FreeBSD - the place to B...Software Developing Shane Ambler
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?807d043a-0947-0368-13ea-680194c1045e>