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FreeBSD

Installation

Software

These are used by or need tweaking when using FreeBSD:

Alternative Shells

pkg install bash fish

Switch shell to a new one:

chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash beandog

Then run the binary, or log out and back in.

FreeBSD System Software

  • pkg - default package manager in FreeBSD 10.0
Native Apps
Ports Management

make.conf

WITHOUT_X11=yes

Misc.

Use BATCH mode
make -DBATCH install
upgrade source code installs

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/blogsection/14/524/

You can with portupgrade to get latest PHP version and PHP modules from Ports and then rebuild them with the following command:

portupgrade -fpb php5\*

If you do not have portupgrade then you must first install it from ports:

cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade
make install clean; rehash
Stop logging 'arp moved' messages
echo net.link.ether.inet.log_arp_movements=0 >> /etc/sysctl.conf
sysctl -w net.link.ether.inet.log_arp_movements=0

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