Its Me (Marwan Sultan?) wrote:
>
> Dwight!
>
> What ! How!
> Installing FreeBSD takes flat 3 minutes!!!
> after i'm done, I do install the ports, with 2 more
minutes!!
>
> Then from ports Tree I just command "make install
clean"
> for
> Apache
> PHP5
> webmin,
> lynx-ssl
> radius
> and few more ports, like pop3 and others..
> PLUS!! i configure it as a gateway, for my datalink
routers (wan branches)
> and lan GW, plus upgrading to latest patches..and
adding few routes..
It is true that as your experience grows, you can do things
like this
more quickly. For the OP: examine simple shell scripting.
Anything
you do on the command line can be programmed to be done for
you.
I use sysinstall from CD and install a minimal -RELEASE
quickly, and
then I have shell scripts which take a few brief arguments
regarding
interface configuration and the server's intended use, and
then:
a. check for the existence of the Ports Tree and
Source Tree
downloading them as necessary.
b. install cvsup-without-gui
c. update to -STABLE, including setting vars and
kernel options
d. reboot
e. finish update
f. update ports tree
g. install a selected set of ports
So, most of the "work" I used to do by hand is
automated - all I need to
do is run "tail" on some logfiles and check my
mail in the morning.
(Well, "mergemaster" isn't quite automatic just
yet).
But, also, as Marwan indicates, I don't get to use it much -
I don't
have to build servers very often 
Lots of people have done this; perhaps the most famous is
Greg Lehey's
"instant-workstation" port. The reason it's not
done for you: the
BSD's are all about flexibility, in line with the UNIX
philosophy
"tools, not policy"....
Kevin Kinsey
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