Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 14:11:41 +0100 From: Chris Phillips <SysAdmin@Rainbow-IT.net> To: FreeBSD-STABLE@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Creating a mini install disk, for particular needs Message-ID: <42889C0D.5030201@Rainbow-IT.net> In-Reply-To: <42824F93.9080500@Rainbow-IT.net> References: <20050509210458.GB9844@bloom.cse.buffalo.edu> <42814A17.1010301@Rainbow-IT.net> <20050511143749.GA1394@luka.nxe.de> <42824F93.9080500@Rainbow-IT.net>
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Hi again, Just a quick note to thank you for your pointer. I have just installed PC-BSD onto an old box that was lying around the=20 office. It was a good experience, thanks :) With just a few very small tweaks, I now have a PC-BSD device,=20 integrated into our corporate LAN (via NIS), users home folders mapped=20 over (via NFS) & we finally have a mature & capable alternative, to the=20 flaky & over-priced, hardware thin-clients, currently in use. Rock On! Chris P Chris Phillips wrote: > Many thanks to all who have responded! >=20 > I have plenty to investigate now. >=20 > Kind Regards, >=20 >=20 > Chris Phillips >=20 > Nora Etukudo wrote: >=20 >> Am 11. Mai 2005 um 00:56:07 +0100 schrieb Chris Phillips: >> >> >>> We need a fairly painless way, to roll out a fresh install onto some=20 >>> random i386 hardware we have lying around (there's a plentiful=20 >>> supply), for any new users, who require a basic functioning GUI, with= =20 >>> access to graphical email client, web browser & 'rdesktop' (for the=20 >>> windows applications, that they are all hooked on). >> >> >> >> Look at >> >> http://www.pcbsd.org/ >> >> also. I did just for fun the installation of >> >> http://ftp.plusline.de/pcbsd/PCBSD-0.6-x86.iso >> >> and I'm very impressed. >> >> A small, but working KDE Desktop "out of the box" (FreeBSD 5.3, KDE 3.= 4) >> without any huzzle. Start the (graphical!!) installer and get yourself >> a mug of coffee (or what else you prefere). >> >> Liebe Gr=FC=DFe, Nora. >> >> nora@sappho-net.de >> IM-NETZ Neue Medien, Berlin http://www.im-netz.de= / >> WWW von Frauen f=FCr Frauen, Hamburg http://www.w4w.net/ >> Lesbian Computer Networks, Helsinki http://www.sappho.net= / >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >> >> Scanned for viruses by MailDefender >=20 >=20 > Scanned for viruses by MailDefender > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" >=20 > Scanned for viruses by MailDefender Scanned=20for=20viruses=20by=20MailDefender
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