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Installation and setup of FreeBSD.

Upgrading from FreeBSD 6.2 to FreeBSD 6.4

I have been slack about keeping my BSD server up to date. I have a replacement box ready to install FreeBSD 7, but I noticed that 7.1 is about ready to move to RELEASE and 8 should be out shortly. Until the I decide which way I want to move, I have decided to update [...]

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2009 01 03 scoker3 FreeBSD -- Setup Comments (0)

Making a Custom Kernel

update source tree To update your system, you should check /usr/src/UPDATING for any pre-buildworld steps necessary for your version of the sources and then use the following procedure: make -j4 buildworld make buildkernel make installkernel reboot Note: The -j4 switch is used to spawn multiple processes and according the FreeBSD Handbook, testing shows that this [...]

2006 05 07 scoker3 FreeBSD -- Setup Comments (0)

Install Gnome 2.14 for FreeBSD

This information comes from FreeBSD/Gnome FAQ There are two ways to install GNOME 2.14 on FreeBSD. One way is to use packages, and the other way is to use ports. Before doing either installation, you should first familiarize yourself with the GNOME 2.14 release notes. Install GNOME 2.14 from packages. To install GNOME 2.14 from [...]

2006 05 07 scoker3 FreeBSD -- Setup Comments (0)