First time 5.1 install

From: Trey Sizemore (trey_at_fastmail.fm)
Date: 11/25/03

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Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:40:59 -0500

    Doing a first time install of 5.1. The ports packages look comprehensive
    and very up-to-date. I'm coming from the linux world, having used it
    exclusively for the past year. I have the manual and will certainly read
    it before perfoming the install to hopefully make the process easier.

    I found the following in a FreeBSD article post and wanted any comments
    from users who had done a number of installs as to the logic/soundness of
    following the steps outlined below:

    Install a minimal base system and the ports collection.

    Install and configure cvsup and portupgrade.

    Update your source tree and ports tree.

    Make buildworld, kernel, installworld. Run portupgrade -a.

    Reboot your nice, clean, up-to-date system and start installing apps you
    want to use.

    Does this make sense? Any additional steps and is the ordering of the
    steps sound?

    Thanks for your feedback. 

    -- 
  Trey Sizemore
  trey@fastmail.fm
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