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Slides from my talk at the 2013 Indiana LinuxFest entitled: Getting Started with PC-BSD This talk was a basic introduction to PC-BSD with a walkthrough of the installer and a summary of a number of the unique PC-BSD utilities.
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Getting Started With PC-BSD
Ken Moore PC-BSD/iXsystems
Indiana LinuxFestJuly 27, 2013
What is FreeBSD?
The Good● Unix-like OS descended
from AT&T UNIX
● Legendary stability and security
● The ports system
● Unified development model
● Excellent documentation
● BSD License
The Bad● Generally difficult to
install/configure
● Lacking some of the more PC-oriented device drivers
BSD License
GPLv3 License
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What is PC-BSD?
FreeBSD Simplified!● Pre-configured desktop/server
installation
● Desktop-Environment agnostic
● Automatic ZFS setup
● Up-to-date package repositories
PC-BSD Additions● Graphical Installer
● Warden (jail management)
● PBI package format w/ EasyPBI
● System backup/restore functionality
● Many graphical system administration and device management utilities
Important!PC-BSD is only available for 64-bit systems, and has standardized on the ZFS filesystem
ZFS
What is it?● Enterprise-grade filesystem and
logical volume manager
● Developed by Sun Microsystems and released in 2005
● FreeBSD versions were available starting in 2007
Features● Instant snapshots (local backup)
– Send/Receive snapshots● Allows boot environments
● Software RAID (z1, z2, z3)
● Self-healing with data corruption detection
PC-BSD Installation
Post-Installation Initial Setup
Welcome To PC-BSD!
PC-BSD Control Panel
System Configuration - Basic
● Safe method of system configuration
● Any/All Desktop Environments without re-installing the OS
● Add additional drivers or development toolkits
System Configuration - Advanced
● Full control over each individual package on your system
● Complete FreeBSD ports tree available as pre-built packages
● Updated package sets released twice a month
● Conflict resolution/management for any changes
Other Utilities
System Usage● AppCafe
Manage End-User applications
● Life-Preserver
Automatic Data Backups● Mount Tray
Connecting External Devices
System Configuration● Network Manager
Wired/Wireless connections● Sound Configuration
Set desired audio device
The PBI Package System
The Purpose● Provide a safe, system package
independent, method of installing/updating applications
Additional Goals● Ensure that applications do not
require an internet connection for installation
● Minimize library duplication to preserve disk space
The Implementation● Written in pure shell (/bin/sh)
● Intelligently shared libraries between PBI's
● A single PBI contains all libraries, files, and data needed for an application to run.
● Completely independent of the local system packages and other PBI applications
EasyPBI
● Graphical front-end to the PBI build system
– Generate build instructions (a PBI “module”)
– Run the actual build process● Tight (but optional) integration
with the FreeBSD ports collection
● No technical experience required
● Average time to create a module for a FreeBSD port: 5 minutes start to finish
The Warden
● Jail management system
● Integrates many ZFS features (snapshots, etc..)
● 3 Types of jails: traditional FreeBSD, ports jail, Linux jail
● Export/Import jails between systems
● Command-line application, with an optional graphical interface
Which Version?
*-RELEASE Track● Currently FreeBSD 9.1
● Better for production systems
● Stays with the offical FreeBSD releases
● Updated packages sets on or about the 1st and 15th of each month
*-STABLE Track● Currently FreeBSD 9.2-Beta1
● More development oriented
● Will have newer drivers and FreeBSD improvements sooner
● Updated package sets on or about the 5th and 20th of each month
● Update to the latest -STABLE version on the 1st of each month
Remember! PC-BSD is for 64-bit systems ONLY!DVD, USB, and live USB images are available for download at:
www.pcbsd.org
Questions?
Slides Available for download from:http://www.slideshare.net/beanpole135/2013-ilf-gettingstartedwithpcbsd
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