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Here are some outline instructions for installing FreeBSD 5.4 for use as a server.

Insert the CD and Boot

Choose Standard Installation

• OK
• A = Use Entire Disk
• Q to finish
• Standard – Install a standard MBR (no boot manager)
• C = Create
  • 256M
  • FS – A file system
  • / - mount point
• C = Create
  • 1G
  • SWAP – A Swap partition
• C = Create
  • 2G
  • FS – A file system
  • /var – mount point
• C = Create
  • 1G
  • FS – A file system
  • /tmp – mount point
• C = Create
  • [Enter]
  • FS – A file system
  • /usr – Mount point
• Q = Finish
• Choose Distribution
• B Custom
  • Base
  • Compat4x
  • Dict
  • Doc
  • Man
  • Src
    • All
  • Ports
  • Perl
• Exit
• 1 CD/DVD – Install from FreeBSD CD/DVD
• [YES] – Last Chance
• After Installation [OK]
• [YES] – Would you like to configure any Ethernet or SLIP/PPP network devices?
  • Select card – [OK]
  • [NO] – Do you want to try Ipv6 configuration of this interface?
  • [YES] – Do you want to try DHCP configuration of the interface? Scanning for DHCP servers
  • Host – give it a name
  • [OK]
• [NO] – Do you want this machine to function as a network gateway?
• [Yes] – Do you want to configure inetd and the network services that it provides?
  • [Yes] – With this in mind, do you want to enable inetd?
  • [Yes] – Select [Yes] now to invoke an editor on /etc/inetd.conf
  • Scroll down to the line that begins ‘#telnet’
  • Press
  • Press
  • - leave editor
  • - save changes
  • [No] – Would you like to enable SSH login?
  • [No] – Do you want to have anonymous FTP access to this machine?
  • [No] – Do you want to configure this machine as an NFS server?
  • [No] – Do you want to configure this machine as an NFS client?
  • [No] – Would you like to customize your console settings?
  • [Yes] – Would you like to set this machine’s time zone now?
    • [Yes] – Is this machine’s CMOS clock set to UTC?
    • 8 – Europe
    • [OK]
    • 44 – United Kingdom
    • [OK]
    • 1 – Great Britain
    • [OK]
    • [Yes] – Does the abbreviation ‘BST’ look reasonable?
  • [Yes] – Would you like to enable Linux binary compatibility?
  • [Yes] – Does this system have a PS/2, serial, or bus mouse?
    • 2 – Enable
    • [Yes]
    • X – Exit this menu
  • [No] – Would you like to browse the collection now?
  • [No] – Would you like to add any initial user accounts to the system?
  • [OK] – You must set the system managers password.
  • [No] – Visit the general configuration menu for a chance to set any last minute options?
  • [X Exit Install]
  • [Yes] – Are you sure you wish to exit?
  • (remove CD)

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