Peter Leftwich wrote:
> Hi everyone.
Hi. Cross-posting trimmed to just doc@, there's rarely a need to crosspost
between FreeBSD lists.
> I was studying up on
> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.4R/installation-i386.html
> which I have at home on two CD-Rs and which I plan to install this
> weekend - hhooot whoot!!
OK, have fun.
> Some suggestions for the freebsd.org webmaster. Perhaps others
> might find these useful as well?
>
> [1] I think the URL above ought to have a sort of organized, list of
> contents at the top such as
>
> 1.3 Topic1
> 1.4 Topic2
> 1.5 Topic-Or-FAQ-Question3...
>
> The list would be a Table of Contents at the beginning, with each
> section **hyperlinked** for easier, faster knowledge transference.
I suspect you'll find what you're looking for in the Handbook, specificly at:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html
The URL you were looking at is an article intended as a brief summary, not a
multi-chapter document.
> [2] I noticed that the links below are general instructions, but
> maybe having two very similar documents throws off some people
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/index.html
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/install.html
The second URL mentioned here is chapter 3 of the first URL.
> [2] Lastly, some background - I came to the site seeking general
> install recommendations, such as about suggested mountpoints and
> slices (partition) ideology and sizes. Has this been asked before?
Lots of times, actually. :-)
> I have a 200GB HDD and no definite plan about setting up slices and
> dirs!!
OK. Take a look at what the "automatic" suggestion is, and then adjust it as
you please. For example, many people make /tmp and /var bigger than the
default of 256 or 512MB. Some people create a /home partition rather than
having it put in /usr via a symlink. Others create an /opt partition.
A few people even create just a single partition, which is not recommended but
will work okay.
> [3] Disk space required? I realize the website gives minimum
> recommendations such as 160mb and 24mb RAM for example. Is it a
> good idea to set up an OS-only slice / bare minimum / then have a
> separate slice for my binaries and XFree86?
It's reasonable to create a partition for your stuff, whether that is /home, or
/usr/local, or /opt, as you wish.
You can confortably fit FreeBSD onto a 4 GB drive, although if you are going to
be rebuilding world (aka all of the system), running a large database, website,
or whatever, then you'll use more space as your tasks demand.
Thanks for the suggestions,
--
-Chuck
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