Setting up FreeBSD server - sergeylukin/dotfiles GitHub Wiki

Third-party software

Installing required packages on first boot

  • pkg install zsh
  • pkg install vim
  • pkg install tmux
  • pkg install git
  • pkg install node npm
  • pkg install bash

Jasmine

  • pkg install qt4-qmake

Routine that should be repeated from time to time

  • pkg autoremove - to remove dependencies that are not in use any more
  • pkg upgrade to update all previously installed packages to their latest versions
  • pkg audit -F to address any vulnerabilities known for previosly installed software

Add routine tasks

  • Create file /etc/periodic.conf with following contents:
#!/bin/sh

# Automatically perform a daily back up of the package database
# See 5.4.7 in http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/pkgng-intro.html
#
# Restore package database with `pkg backup -r /var/backups/pkgng.db`
#
daily_backup_pkgdb_enable="Yes"
daily_backup_pkgdb_dir="/var/backups"

Configure

  • Save this file as /root/.vimrc in order to have nicely configured Vim for root user

  • adduser to add my own user

  • chpass <USERNAME> to change anything regarding that user

  • Set UTF-8 locale by following this guide

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