Why is DesktopBSD neither freeBSD or Linux. Firstly, DesktopBSD 1.6 is base on Freebsd 6.3. It is distribution of
FreeBSD. And Linux is same pretty good, but BSD is more better in old machine such as PIII cpu, 128M memory, Linux maybe can run in these kind of computers, but Linux can’t run other applications like postgresql.
And, DesktopBSD have pretty good graphical interface environment with KDE. that should save time of configuration of GUI. DesktopBSD also uses the ports system. we can easily install any software.
I plan to build a server support following service:
1. Databases service such as MySQL, PostgreSQL.
2. PHP development environment with Apache2
3. Files share service like NFS and Samba.
4. JSP/Java development environment with Tomcat6
5. FTP server
6. DNS and Mail server.
I use a very old machine DELL *D400*.
Before building the server, we need install a DesktopBSD system into a machine. DesktopBSD support a graphical installer, it allow to partition disks and create users. It is easy to use. Some screenshots show how to install a DesktopBSD in here.
After installation, we will to refresh the ports-tree. cvsup or portsnap could be used. I like use cvsup. In the DesktopBSD or Freebsd 6.3. there is a change for cvsup. command is csup not cvsup.
su
cp /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile /etc/ports-supfile
makes you into root user, and change the configuration of cvsupedit file
ee /etc/ports-supfile
change this line
*default host= CHANGE_THIS.FreeBSD.org
To:
*default host= cvsup5.FreeBSD.org
Back to command line, update teh prots-tree
csup -g -L 2 /etc/ports-supfile
cd /usr/ports
make fetchindex
Next, we will build databases service in the DesktopBSD.
To be continued…
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