Rewrite Choose Distributions section in a more formal style.
Added markups for guibutton/guimenuitem. Added xrefs to other relevant handbook sections. Reviewed by: murray
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The FreeBSD Documentation Project
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The FreeBSD Documentation Project
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$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml,v 1.97 2001/08/22 20:38:03 rpratt Exp $
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$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml,v 1.98 2001/08/24 13:39:00 rpratt Exp $
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<chapter id="install">
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<chapter id="install">
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<sect2 id="distset">
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<sect2 id="distset">
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<title>Select The Distribution Set</title>
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<title>Select The Distribution Set</title>
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<para>I chose to install everything using the "All" option since I
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<para>Deciding which distribution set to install will depend largely
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had the hard drive space. If you are concerned about space,
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on the intended use of the system and the amount of disk space
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consider the other distribution options.</para>
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available. The predefined options range from installing the
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smallest possible configuration to everything. Those who are
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new to Unix and/or FreeBSD should almost certainly select one
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of these canned options. Customizing a distribution set is
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typically for the more experienced user.</para>
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<para>Select "All" using the arrow keys to highlight the item and
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<para>Press <keycap>F1</keycap> for more information on the
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press the <emphasis>SPACEBAR</emphasis>. Notice that the
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distribution set options and what they contain. When finished
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instructions below give pressing [Enter] as a means to
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reviewing the help, pressing <keycap>Enter</keycap> will return
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exit.</para>
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to the Select Distributions Menu.</para>
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<para>If a graphical user interface is desired then a distribution
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set that is preceeded by an <literal>X</literal> should be
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chosen. The configuration of XFree86 and selection of a default
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desktop is part of the post-installation steps. For more
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information on the XFree86 distribution see
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<xref linkend="x11">.</para>
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<para>If compiling a custom kernel is anticipated, select an option
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which includes the source code. For more information on why a
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custom kernel should be built or how to build a custom kernel see
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<xref linkend="kernelconfig">.</para>
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<para>Obviously, the most versatile system is one that includes
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everything. If there is adequate disk space, select
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<guimenuitem>All</guimenuitem> as shown in
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<xref linkend="distribution-set1"> by using the arrow keys and
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press <keycap>ENTER</keycap>. If there is a concern about disk
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space consider using an option that is more suitable for the
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situation. Other distributions can be added after installation.</para>
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<figure id="distribution-set1">
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<figure id="distribution-set1">
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<title>Choose Distributions</title>
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<title>Choose Distributions</title>
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<sect2 id="portscol"
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<sect2 id="portscol"
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<title>Installing The Ports Collection</title>
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<title>Installing The Ports Collection</title>
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<para>After selecting the desired distribution, an opportunity to
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install the FreeBSD Ports Collection is presented. The ports
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collection is an easy and convenient way to install software.
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The ports collection does not contain the source code necessary
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to compile the software. It is a collection of files which
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automates the downloading, compiling and installation.
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<xref linkend="ports"> discusses how to use the ports
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collection.</para>
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<para>The installation program does not check to see if you have
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adequate space. Select this option only if you have
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adequate hard disk space.</para>
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<screen> User Confirmation Requested
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<screen> User Confirmation Requested
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Would you like to install the FreeBSD ports collection?
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Would you like to install the FreeBSD ports collection?
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This will give you ready access to over 5000 ported software packages,
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This will give you ready access to over 5000 ported software packages,
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at a cost of around 70MB of disk space when "clean" and possibly much
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at a cost of around 70MB of disk space when "clean" and possibly much
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more than that if a lot of the distribution tarballs are loaded
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more than that if a lot of the distribution tarballs are loaded
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(unless you have the extra CDs from a FreeBSD CDROM distribution
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(unless you have the extra CDs from a FreeBSD CD/DVD distribution
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available and can mount it on /cdrom, in which case this is far less
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available and can mount it on /cdrom, in which case this is far less
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of a problem).
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of a problem).
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[ Yes ] No</screen>
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[ Yes ] No</screen>
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<para>The installation program does not check to see if you have
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<para>Select <guibutton>[ Yes ]</guibutton> with the arrow keys to
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adequate space. Select this option only if you have
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install the ports collection or <guibutton>[ No ]</guibutton> to
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adequate hard disk space. The ports can be added as needed
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skip this option. Press <keycap>Enter</keycap> to continue.
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later.</para>
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The Choose Distributions menu will redisplay.</para>
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<para>The install program <emphasis>returns</emphasis> to the
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Choose Distributions screen.</para>
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<para>Select "EXIT" with the arrow keys and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>
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to continue with the installation.</para>
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<figure id="distribution-set2">
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<figure id="distribution-set2">
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<title>Confirm Distributions</title>
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<title>Confirm Distributions</title>
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</figure>
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</figure>
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<para>If satisfied with the options, select
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<guimenuitem>Exit</guimenuitem> with the arrow keys, ensure that
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<guibutton>[ OK ]</guibutton> is highlighted, and press
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<keycap>Enter</keycap> to continue.</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="install-media">
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<sect2 id="install-media">
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