On Mon Mar 5 12, Devin Teske wrote: > Hiya fellow -hackers@ > > Many have complained that bsdinstall(8) does only a fraction of sysinstall(8). > This complaint is generally understood to be in-relation to the "Configure" > menu > of sysinstall(8). > > Some here may already know that Ron McDowell and I have been hard at-work > developing the replacement for sysinstall(8)'s "Configure" menu -- which we > have > named bsdconfig(8). > > bsdconfig(8), together with already-existing bsdinstall(8), should fill the > gap(s) when sysinstall(8) goes-away in FreeBSD-10. > > bsdconfig(8) is being designed with the intention of being MFC'd to 9, so that > sysinstall(8) and bsdconfig(8) can co-exist side-by-side while the bugs are > worked out in RELENG_9. > > Later down the road, 10.0 would have only bsdinstall(8) and bsdconfig(8) > (sysinstall(8) would no longer be provided). > > Thus, allowing a smooth transition away from sysinstall(8). > > With all that being said, without further ado, let me introduce the latest > preview: > > http://druidbsd.sf.net/download/bsdconfig/ > > NOTE: As of this writing, latest version is "bsdconfig.120305.txz" obtainable > from the above directory > > PRE-REQUISITES: > > You need an already-checked-out version of the FreeBSD source tree (preferably > 9.0 or higher). > > INSTRUCTIONS: > > 1. cd /usr/src > 2. fetch http://druidbsd.sf.net/download/bsdconfig/bsdconfig.120305.txz > 3. tar zxf bsdconfig.120305.txz > 4. cd bsdconfig > 5. sudo make install > > HOW TO USE: > > bsdconfig -h > bsdconfig > > NOTE: If sudo(8) is installed, no need to run as root (bsdconfig will handle > this for you -- if/when root privileges are needed, you'll be prompted for > your > sudo(8) credentials). > > If you have an X11 display and have xauth(1) installed, try this in an X11 > session: > > bsdconfig -X > > Some other things to try for fun: > > bsdconfig hostname > # jump directly to hostname configuration > > bsdconfig users > # jump directly to user management > > bsdconfig networking > # jump directly to network management > > bsdconfig defaultrouter > # jump directly to defaultrouter configuration > > bsdconfig nameservers > # jump directly to DNS nameserver configuration > > bsdconfig docsinstall > # jump directly to documentation installation > > bsdconfig timezone > # jump directly to timezone configuration > > bsdconfig timezone -X > # Configure the timezone using X11 GUI > > bsdconfig timezone -h > # See timezone usage (for which there are many options) > > ERRATA: > > "Documentation Installation" is fully functional > "Network Management" is fully functional > "Time Zone" is fully functional > > and > > "Login/Group Management" is mostly functional (group add/edit/delete not done > yet) > > Rest of the remaining modules are not functional yet. > > We continue to work very hard on this every day and look forward to any/all > feedback, comments, suggestions, and snide remarks.
great work. a few questions or rather suggestions: 1) why are there two ways to exit bsdconfig? one being "X Exit" and the other one being "<Exit bsdconfig>"? 2) the highlighted first letters suggest that these are shortcuts. they work great for the actual menu items, but for "<OK>" and "<Exit bsdconfig>", pressing O and E doesn't work. in fact E is already taken by "Startup". 3) when bsdconfig starts the note regarding the packages shouldn't state "Pascal". most people probably don't know what pascal is. ;) how about VirtualBox or chromium? these packages are probably used by a lot more users. 4) do we really need fdisk and disklabel? hasn't freebsd moved onto gpart and glabel? cheers. alex > -- > Cheers, > Devin > > _____________ > The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. > If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all > copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; > and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that > any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by > persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
