Re: concerns about install freebsd

Reply: Ian Smith : "Re: concerns about install freebsd"
In reply to: jian he : "Re: concerns about install freebsd"
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From: David Christensen <dpchrist_at_holgerdanske.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:07:47 UTC

On 9/28/22 23:04, jian he wrote:

> I successfully installed oracle virtualbox.
> Then landed on this site:
> https://freebsdfoundation.org/freebsd-project/resourcesold/installing-freebsd-with-virtualbox/

The figure for "2. Installing VirtualBox" shows VirtualBox 5.1.22. 
Looking at that URL today, I see VirtualBox 6.1.38.  I assume you 
installed the current version.

> then I choose 13.1:
> https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/13.1/
> 
> Now, which one should I choose: bootonly.iso or disc.iso or dvd1.iso?

Many newer machines do not have an optical drive, and USB flash drives 
have much faster access times, so I use "memstick.img":

FreeBSD-13.1-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img.xz

David