Re: Install 15.1 from packages or distribution sets
Paul Vixie <[email protected]> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:18:05 -0700
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --nextPart2636739.0QQBjFxQff Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" On Tuesday, June 23, 2026 12:10:37 PM PDT John Levine wrote: > I am setting up a new FreeBSD 15.1 server from scratch, an actual physical > 1U server. > > Should I install from distribution sets or packages? I realize that packages > are the future, but when you boot from a USB stick and get to that point in > the install it says packages are "technology preview" which is a bit > daunting. > > TIA, > John on my last few from-scratch installs i used packages. it'll be painful to upgrade to the next rev, but soooo easy to install patchrevs. no regrets. -- Paul Vixie --nextPart2636739.0QQBjFxQff Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">On Tuesday, June 23, 2026 12:10:37 PM PDT John Levine wrote:</p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">> I am setting up a new FreeBSD 15.1 server from scratch, an actual physical</p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">> 1U server.</p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">> </p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">> Should I install from distribution sets or packages? I realize that packages</p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">> are the future, but when you boot from a USB stick and get to that point in</p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">> the install it says packages are "technology preview" which is a bit</p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">> daunting.</p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">> </p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">> TIA,</p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">> John</p> <br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">on my last few from-scratch installs i used packages. it'll be painful to upgrade to the next rev, but soooo easy to install patchrevs. no regrets.</p> <br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">-- </p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Paul Vixie</p> </body> </html> --nextPart2636739.0QQBjFxQff--