Chapter 3. Advanced Installation Tasks
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Chapter 2, "Installing FreeBSD," discussed a standard installation without complicating factors such as dual-boot disk configurations and coexistence with other operating systems. It also assumed that you were installing FreeBSD from a CD-ROM rather than via one of the many alternative installation media available. This chapter serves mostly as a supplement to Chapter 2, by explaining a number of essential preinstallation tasks for those whose systems don't fit the previously mentioned assumptions. If you are installing FreeBSD on a system with another operating system previously installed, or if you aren't using a CD or DVD to install FreeBSD, you'll want to read this chapter before performing the installation. After you have completed the necessary preinstallation tasks you learn here, you should return to Chapter 2 and proceed with the normal installation. Many new users who are curious about FreeBSD install it on a workstation that is already running Windows. This chapter shows how to prepare for a FreeBSD installation that will enable the two systems to operate side by side. We'll also look briefly at installing FreeBSD on a system that is running Linux. After reading this chapter, you will know how to install FreeBSD in such a way that you can choose at startup time whether to boot your computer into FreeBSD or into Windows or Linux. In addition, we'll briefly cover NFS and FTP network installs for situations where an installation CD or DVD is not available. |
