Re: concerns about install freebsd

I concur on virtualbox…I have been running FreeBSD (started w 10.x, then
onto 11.4 and now 12.3) in VBox on an old (2009) iMac for some time now and
a 64 Gb image is more than enough for what I need it to do
Filesystem     Size    Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/ada0p2     59G     26G     28G    48%    /
devfs          1.0K    1.0K      0B   100%    /dev

Installation is quick, starting from a disk image in VBox, and then letting
it layout the filesystems, setting up services, etc. Pkgs or ports are up
to you but I am running mariadb, nginx, nextcloud and wordpress, with a mix
of ports/pkgs and developer tarballs. I started w FreeBSD 4.11 after a few
years of Linux and never looked back…



On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 5:10 PM David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
wrote:

> On 9/28/22 11:08, jian he wrote:
> > I asked the question about "freebsd graphic text editor". The question
> is
> > stupid.
> >
> > The real questions for me(don't want waste too much time on install)
> would
> > be:
> >
> >     - I already installed linux, any external pan drive needs to install
> >     freebsd?
> >     -  Can I install linux and freebsd in the same machine (I think it's
> >     intel x86 architecture)? If so, can I switch it easily, just use the
> >     shortcut key then switch to another system.
> >     -  How long does it take to install freebsd(all settings default,
> ignore
> >     internet speed) (I like to first make it work, then try to
> understand the
> >     system internals).
> >     - If all things are pretty easy to set, can you give an authoritative
> >     video link? (in case I fail, I can follow through) I know there are
> many
> >     youtube tutorials, but I obviously don't know which one is right.
>
>
> As mentioned by other readers, I also suggest installing FreeBSD in a
> VM.  Here are my notes from a FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64 install in
> July, 2020:
>
>          Welcome                         Install
>          Keymap Selection                Continue with default keymap
>          Set Hostname                    f1.tracy.holgerdanske.com
>          Distribution Selection          <none>
>          Partitioning                    Auto (ZFS)
>              Pool Type/Disks             stripe: 1 disk
>                                          ada0 INTEL SSDSC2CW060A3
>              Pool Name                   f1_zroot
>              Force 4K Sectors            YES
>              Encrypt Disks               YES
>              Partition Scheme            MBR (BIOS)
>              Swap Size                   2g
>              Mirror Swap                 YES
>              Encrypt Swap                YES
>              >>> Install                 Proceed with installation
>          Encryption passphrase           *
>          Root password                   *
>          Network Configuration           em0
>          Configure IPv4                  Yes
>          Use DHCP                        No
>          IP Address                      192.168.5.99
>          Subnet Mask                     255.255.255.0
>          Default Router                  192.168.5.1
>          Configure IPv6                  No
>          Search                          tracy.holgerdanske.com
>          IPv4 DNS #1                     192.168.5.1
>          IPv4 DNS #2                     <blank>
>          CMOS clock set to UTC           Yes
>          Time Zone
>              Region                      America -- North and South
>              Country or region           United States of America
>              Zone                        Pacific
>          Time & Date - month, year, day  <verify>
>          Time & Data - time              <verify>
>          Services to start at boot       sshd, ntpdate, ntpd, powerd
>          System hardening options        <none>
>          Add users                       No
>          Final configuration             Exit
>          Open shell                      No
>          Complete                        Reboot
>
>
> Other readers mentioned online documentation.  I like books.  I suggest:
>
> https://mwl.io/nonfiction/os#af3e
>
>
> David
>
>

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