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How do YOU install *Nix?

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TheOmegaCode

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I just finished installing FreeBSD 5.0 last night. I've been having some issues with making through the ports collection and trying to open my sound device, but that's nothing a little reading won't fix (hey, I'm new to 5.x!). I got FluxBox up, and is it just me, or does this look pretty sexy for a default install? 😀

I reinstall my operating system about once every three months or so, just so I can learn more abou it, and this got me thinking: How do you install *Nix? I know everyone does things a little different, and I'm curious.

I start with an *.iso, burn it, and boot to it. Next I partition my disk, this time I made an 80gig 'slice,' under that slice I have 5GB for /, 1GB swap, 5GB /tmp, 5GB /var, and the rest for /usr. Then, I select the packages I want to install, just the binary and docs. After that, FBSD copies over the packages, and I go get something to drink. I then configure my network card, my mouse. Adding a user comes next, followed by changing the root password. I restart and then install cvsup and then upgrade my ports collection and src. I usually leave the house for a little while, and come back and restart again. Once I'm back up, I take this time to start installing software. I either fetch the tarball, and then do a pkg_add or I use the ports collection, make && make all install. I still need to recompile my kernel, but I'm impatient and lazy, and it hasn't given me problems yet, so I'll get to it later. 😛


*EDIT*
Got my sound to work, #kldload snd_cmi, duh 🙁 I should recompile my kernel now...
 
I'm running 5.0-DP1. The latest 'release' is 4.6.2, but FreeBSD 5.0 has been out for a while to test. It's fairly unstable, and there's no real support for it.

Straight from the horses mouth...
 
Heh oops...made myself look stupid again 😛

Heres how I do it: (Slackware 8.1)

Download ISO, burn it to a cd. Boot from it using the XFS kernel, cfdisk and set up partitions ( 14 gig on / and 1 gig for swap ). Run the setup program...format and initialize swap partiton...then format and mount the / partiton. Select what packages I want...install them (I usually just do full install and remove stuff I dont want later). Setup network, configure and install lilo, set root password and reboot. I reinstall alot so I made a few slackware packages that I need and burn them to another cd, install them after setup is done. Some day I gotta get around to making a /home partiton, but i like my hd space to be distributed to whatever needs it. Then I get the latest kernel and xfs patches and compile it.
 
When I'm installing debian I like doing the net install, but that's been giving me trouble lately .. otherwise download ISO and boot from CD ... you know the rest. Net installs are fvckin great though if your distro has them .. I once did a woody net install but now I forgot how the hell I did it and I'll be needing to do it again soon, so if anyone knows .. LMK
 
Originally posted by: smp
When I'm installing debian I like doing the net install, but that's been giving me trouble lately .. otherwise download ISO and boot from CD ... you know the rest. Net installs are fvckin great though if your distro has them .. I once did a woody net install but now I forgot how the hell I did it and I'll be needing to do it again soon, so if anyone knows .. LMK
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Yeah, this is more or less what I was looking for. How do you get personal with your operating system, to me, that's what *Nix is about. I was going to install OpenBSD but I don't have a floppy drive, so an FTP install was going to be a pain. I think I'm going to get another box up and running and try it out...

 
Download Gentoo stage 1 iso, boot off the CD, modprobe tulip, dhcpcd eth0, fdisk, mount the partitions, emerge rsync, bootstrap the basic system, emerge system, emerge gentoo-sources, configure, compile, and install the kernel, general housekeeping stuff like choosing and installing a log and cron system, configure grub for dual boot, emerge fluxbox/X (take a nap).
VOILA!! 😀
(some stuff omitted for clarity)
 
Pre-order OpenBSD cd, wait by the mailbox like a child on xmas eve, rip open the package when it finally arrives, take a break to admire the artwork, set it aside for a week or two, finally get around to upgrading a machine or two, pop cd in, boot, choose install or upgrade (depending on whether the machine is "critical" or not), do the disk stuff (if necessary), pick packages (all or all - x*), install, grab a tastey beverage, remount the newly created partitions, edit rc.conf/sshd_config/etc, reboot, add user, download and install packages/ports.

Unless I have a large port build to do, it only takes about half an hour.
 
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