[vox-tech] Components of a FreeBSD Minimum Install [OT]

[David King]

You can check the source tree (/usr/src/contrib for contributed 
software), or 
<http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.2.1R/relnotes-i386.html#CONTRIB> 
works, too. That one will only give you what's been updated, but almost 
all of the contrib applications are between releases. The easiest way 
is the source tree (use sysinstall to install it if you didn't on the 
initial install)

On Jun 25, 2004, at 21.36, Daniel Hurt wrote:

> Yes, thanks :)  I have gathered that, but I was wondering what is 
> included in this set of "userland" and is there an easy way 
> (automated) to gather the information about the versions of the 
> software installed instead of finding each command and then appending 
> -v or -V?  Or is there a place that I am missing that lists these 
> packages and versions?
>
> For instance, FreeBSD 5.2.1 comes with:
> gcc 3.3.3
> OpenSSH_3.6.1p1
> grep (GNU grep) 2.4d
> A version of the core utilities
>
> Dan Hurt
>
>
> David King wrote:
>> A minimum install installs no packages, just the base system. The 
>> base system is what "FreeBSD" is, unlike Linux it is not just a 
>> kernel, but an actual set of userland, too.
>> On Jun 25, 2004, at 13.07, Daniel Hurt wrote:
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> There was no response on the VOX list, I thought I might take Bill's 
>>> suggestion and post to vox-tech.
>>>
>>> I have been poking around trying to figure out how to tell what a 
>>> minimum Free BSD install would install.  That might sound a bit 
>>> weird, but I would like to know what packages and versions are 
>>> installed when I select a minimum install of FreeBSD. I have been 
>>> Googling around, but nothing has helped yet.  I was wondering if 
>>> someone here might know a source of information that I could read up 
>>> on.
>>>
>>> The closest thing I can come up with is:
>>>
>>> # pkg_info
>>>
>>> But, for a minimum install it tells me that I have no packages 
>>> installed.  It does not really display the relevant information, I 
>>> am not sure if I am using it right :-/  Some packages are installed 
>>> because  it has the csh shell and the ssh daemon install on it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Dan Hurt
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> vox-tech mailing list
>>> vox-tech at lists.lugod.org
>>> http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
>> _______________________________________________
>> vox-tech mailing list
>> vox-tech at lists.lugod.org
>> http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
> _______________________________________________
> vox-tech mailing list
> vox-tech at lists.lugod.org
> http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech