freebsd12.1-virtualbox6.1-short-version.txt

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#**  Short Version of How to Install FreeBSD 12.1 in VirtualBox 6.1
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We will take about 15 minutes to complete the install.

Prepare
Install
Configure
Test

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Prepare
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Download and install Virtualbox
Download the FreeBSD 12.1 amd64 disc1 iso

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Install
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Start Virtualbox

Press the New Button
Name: freebsd
Continue

2048 MB is fine
Continue again

The defaults are going to be fine for hard disk
Create
Continue twice
Create again

Change 4 settings, one required, three a good idea
Storage
Click Empty and click the CD icon on the right
Select Choose a file...
Browse to and select the ISO you downloaded
Open

System
2 CPUS

Network
Advanced
Port Forwarding
Click the add button on the right
Name: ssh
Host Port 2424 (choose a port that isn't already used)
Guest Port 22 (default ssh port)
OK
and OK again

Ready to start
Click the Start Button

Select the FreeBSD ISO from the drop down list
Start

Press Enter at the Boot Menu to select the default, or wait 10 seconds

Select Install at the Welcome screen
Select Continue to use the default US keymap or change it as needed
Set the fully qualified hostname
Unselect kernel-dbg and Select lib32 (if not selected)
ZFS works great, but on VM's I choose UFS
Select Auto (UFS)
Select Entire Disk
GPT GUID Partition Table, click OK
Observe partitions and click Finish
Confirm and Commit

The BSD installer installs the selections to disk

Set root password and confirm
Select em0 Intel Pro 1000
Select IPv4
Select DHCP
Select No for IPv6
Search: sentech.home
Select OK to confirm Network configuration
Select Yes to choose UTC for local clock
Select 2. America
      49. United States
      11. Central Time
Select Yes for CDT
Skip setting the date
Skip setting the time
Select local_unbound, sshd, ntpd, dumpdev as services to start at boot
Skip System Hardening
Select Yes to add user
  set Username, Full name, wheel operator video, and password
Select Yes to save
Select No to stop adding users
Select Handbook
Select OK
Select Exit to apply configurations
Select Yes for a Shell
shutdown -p now

In Virtualbox
Storage
Click FreeBSD... and click the CD icon on the right
Select Remove Disk from Virtual Drive

In the new VM (freebsd-work)
Snapshot baseline

Start headless
At the welcome screen, press enter or wait to boot

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Configure
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At the console
login as regular user

on the host system
ssh user@localhost -p 2424

on Windows, putty will work

become root (you could also just log in as root, but this is a useful skill)
su -

Update the system
freebsd-update fetch install

pkg update
pkg upgrade

pkg install sudo

visudo
uncomment wheel line
exit

test as regular user
sudo ls -l

# take note of the version
freebsd-version -k -u
12.1-Release-p7
12.1-Release-p7

# and the uname string
uname -a
FreeBSD freebsd.local 12.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE r354233 GENERIC  amd64

sudo reboot

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Test
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login
uname -a
FreeBSD freebsd.local 12.1-RELEASE-p7 FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE-p7 GENERIC  amd64

ping yahoo.com


Two control files you should know about
/boot/loader.conf
/etc/rc.conf

and their defaults
/boot/defaults/loader.conf
/etc/defaults/rc.conf

In VirtualBox, snapshot updated-p7

Celebrate!!!

Next episodes:

Install Oldschool Desktop Environment - twm
Install Modern Desktop Environment - Plasma
shutdown -p now