The rough guide below is for:
- FreeBSD-15.0-ALPHA5-amd64-20251004-1c0898edf28f-280541-dvd1.iso
Before first boot:
- open a shell in the new system
- Alt-F4 to step away from the live system
pkg --rootdir /mnt add /usr/freebsd-packages/offline/FreeBSD-bsdconfig-15.0.a5.20251004102635.pkgpkg --rootdir /mnt add /usr/freebsd-packages/offline/FreeBSD-csh-15.0.a5.20251004102635.pkgpkg --rootdir /mnt add /usr/freebsd-packages/offline/FreeBSD-ee-15.0.a5.20251004102635.pkg- Alt-F1 to step back to the live system
/bin/tcshee /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf- add a repository configuration (the four lines below), save the file
pkg update --repository freebsd-installer-nonbasepkg install --quiet --yes -r freebsd-installer-nonbase kde plasma6-sddm-kcm sddm xorg- similarly, install other packages that may be required for your computer
service dbus enable && service sddm enableexitexit- reboot, shutdown, or revisit the live system.
freebsd-installer-nonbase {
url = "file:///dist/packages/${ABI}"
enabled = yes
}
A minimal installation of FreeBSD no longer includes things such as: