Sysinstall + CVSup or just CVSup?

2005-04-07 Thread Christopher Lane
Hi, I've installed FreeBSD 5.3 using the minimum install option, and would like to immediately install the ports collection. What I've done in the past is sysinstall via ftp and then CVSup to update. Is that insane? Can I just CVSup and forget about the sysinstall? Is one method quicker

Re: Sysinstall + CVSup or just CVSup?

2005-04-07 Thread Nick Pavlica
Chris, I alway install the ports that I want during my initial installation so I'm not sure what the best post installation method is. I would venture to say that cvsup would be you best bet. --Nick On Apr 7, 2005 8:22 AM, Christopher Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I've installed

Re: Sysinstall + CVSup or just CVSup?

2005-04-07 Thread Christopher Lane
Nick Pavlica wrote: Chris, I alway install the ports that I want during my initial installation so I'm not sure what the best post installation method is. I would venture to say that cvsup would be you best bet. --Nick My goal is to have the latest ports, regardless of which ones I actually

Re: Sysinstall + CVSup or just CVSup?

2005-04-07 Thread Nick Pavlica
On Apr 7, 2005 9:12 AM, Christopher Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nick Pavlica wrote: Chris, I alway install the ports that I want during my initial installation so I'm not sure what the best post installation method is. I would venture to say that cvsup would be you best bet.

Re: Sysinstall + CVSup or just CVSup?

2005-04-07 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Christopher Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My goal is to have the latest ports, regardless of which ones I actually want to install. I guess my question is more can I CVSup without first installing the ports collection, and if I do so, does that save time or take longer? The short answer is