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(bl4-51-47.dsl.telepac.pt [81.193.51.47]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id z40sm54641ikz.2.2008.10.29.08.23.39 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:23:40 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <49087FF9.90507@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:23:37 +0000 From: pwn User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: andrew clarke References: <4908687B.7020105@gmail.com> <20081029145534.GA78317@ozzmosis.com> In-Reply-To: <20081029145534.GA78317@ozzmosis.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd installation order 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: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:23:43 -0000 andrew clarke escreveu: > On Wed 2008-10-29 13:43:23 UTC+0000, pwn (pwnedomina@gmail.com) wrote: > > >> immediately after the installation of FreeBSD what steps should be >> performed by order >> 1 - Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel >> 2 - The Cutting Edge >> 3 - Updating FreeBSD >> >> Is this the proper order? >> there is some set of rules to be followed post-installation? >> since, i do not find any reference mentioning the order that should be >> followed immediately after installation i would like to be informed if >> possible what will be the proper order to facilitate the maintenance of >> the operating system and the installation of new applications without >> conflicts or problems with ports. >> > > Re: Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel. Depending on your hardware and > software requirements you may need to configure the supplied GENERIC > kernel, or perhaps even build your own custom kernel and configure > that. These days I think many people just use the GENERIC kernel and > configure it from /boot/loader.conf. For a desktop machine it may > just be a single entry to load a kernel module for your sound card. > > If you do use a GENERIC kernel this has the advantage that you can run > freebsd-update whenever there are important security updates to the > kernel itself, and then those updates become immediately active after > a reboot. There is no need to rebuild the kernel, and very little > downtime. > > Re: The Cutting Edge. In simple terms I would not bother with any of > this unless you want to be actively involved in the development of the > operating system. If you just want something that works reliably, > stick with FreeBSD-RELEASE and use freebsd-update when you want to > upgrade your FreeBSD version (eg. from 6.3 to 6.4). freebsd-update is > brilliant and really makes updating fairly painless. Which leads me > to... > > Re: Updating FreeBSD. Every FreeBSD sysadmin should read this. You > should know how to install packages from the command-line using > pkg_add (see the section called Installing Applications: Packages and > Ports), and if you want to use the Ports system, learn how to use > portsnap (another brilliant tool). > > Also, if you're using the Ports system (to build and install software > from source code) I also recommend using portmaster, which isn't > talked about in the Handbook, but is leaps and bounds over portupgrade > (my personal opinion). > > >> thank you. >> > > Regards > Andrew > Andrew, nice answer very enlightening, the steps you mention im already familiar with them. at this moment im using a customised kernel, FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE and all ports tree updated, i just want to know the ascending order that should be followed after an installation, thank you.