Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:22:45 -0800 From: Jay Chandler <chandler@chapman.edu> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Install from CVS? Message-ID: <45AC5315.4060702@chapman.edu> In-Reply-To: <7863F0D6-A379-444E-A772-8E300F5438B7@mac.com> References: <45AC1847.6000308@chapman.edu> <7863F0D6-A379-444E-A772-8E300F5438B7@mac.com>
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Chuck Swiger wrote: > On Jan 15, 2007, at 4:11 PM, Jay Chandler wrote: >> Is it possible to install (instead of upgrading) FreeBSD from my >> local CVS repository? Looking to find a good way to automate >> installations, and figured I'd start there. > > Sure, it's possible. You'd have to build a working system from the > sources on a FreeBSD system, and then install them to the target disk > somehow (perhaps temporarily install the drive in the working FreeBSD > system long enough to do the install). > > In practice, people normally install from a CD image they've burned, > and perform source-based updates after that. > > ---Chuck > Crikey, that'd be a pain in the arse. Gotcha, install from ISO... -- Jay Chandler Network Administrator, Chapman University 714.628.7249 / chandler@chapman.edu Today's Excuse: emissions from GSM-phones
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