FreeBSD Installation

• Boot From cd
• Skip Custom kernel configuration
• From Menu, Select Custom
• Select Partition,
  • delete current partation using (d)
  • Use entire disk slice (A)
  • [if you have different requirement then partation according it]
  • quit (q)
• Select Standard Boot Manager (BootMgr)
• Select Label
  • Use Auto Default (A)
  • quit (q)
• Select Distribution
  • Developer,
  • Kernel-Developer,
    • Install Ports
  • User
• Select Media –> CD
• Commit –> yes
• Visit last Configuration –> no
• After rebooting
• FreeBsd 4.0
  • /stand/sysinstall
• FreeBsd 6.0
  • sysinstall
• Select Root for rootpasswd
• Select Use Management (create user)
• Select Time Zone
  • Asia –> Nepal (NPT)
• Select Network Service
  • interface
  • inetd disable
  • ntpd up
• Select Exit –> Exit
• Select Exit Install, remove cd from cdrom

• pkg_add -r cvsup-without-gui

• /etc/rc.conf

sshd_enable=YES

• /stand/sysinstall
• Select Distribution
  • Select ports
  • Select src (all)

• /etc/ssh/sshd_conf

• vi /etc/csh.cshrc
  • setenv HTTP_PROXY http://proxy.sabinshrestha.com.np:80
• vi /etc/profile
  • export HTTP_PROXY http://www.sabinshrestha.com.np:80

• Ports Upgrade
  • vi /usr/local/etc/cvsup/ports-current-supfile
  • *default host=cvsup11.FreeBSD.org
  • *default base=/var/db
  • *default prefix=/usr
  • *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6 (Please put release no instead of 6)
  • *default delete use-rel-suffix
  • *default compress
  • ports-all tag=.

• cvsup -g -L2 /usr/local/etc/cvsup/ports-current-supfile

• edit /etc/crontab
  • 00 00 * * * root cvsup -g -L2 /usr/local/etc/cvsup/ports-current-supfile > /dev/null 2>&1

• Using Ports
  • example of installing mc package

vi /etc/make.conf (5.x)
vi /etc/defaults/make.conf (4.x)

cd /usr/ports/misc/mc
make install