Modern alternatives to Frenzy

[Cath O'Deray]

Frenzy was a portable system administrator toolkit, a live CD based on FreeBSD.

Are there readily-available modern alternatives?

Readily-available, ready to burn.

Historically (2010, 2016):

FreeBSD LiveCD - Frenzy 1.2 - reincarnation - is released!

Good day! Today a new build tool for system administrators: Frenzy LiveCD 1.2-reincarnation, based on FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE (i386). Download ISO-images you can with the project's site: http://frenzy.bspu.ru/frenzy/iso/ or with official mirrors: ftp://ftp.frenzy.org.ua/pub/Frenzy/1.2-community/

forums.freebsd.org

mfsBSD modification HOW-TO

Hello all! I wrote detailed instructions on how to modify the image of mfsBSD (http://mfsbsd.vx.sk/) and add to it your desired software and settings. I am using geom_uzip and unionfs to create full-functional Live Image with working pkgng and preinstalled software. You can read it in English...

forums.freebsd.org

Dorlas

 

[scottro]

Nomad? It's a live USB image, though, in my experience, it takes some time to set itself up on first use. Actually I think GhostBSD will run live as well.

NomadBSD

NomadBSD is a persistent live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD. Together with automatic hardware detection and setup...

nomadbsd.org

A simple, elegant desktop BSD Operating System | GhostBSD

www.ghostbsd.org

I haven't played with either of these in a long time, so this post is more a guess than an actual answer.

 

[Cath O'Deray]

Thanks. NomadBSD does come close, in that I can probably add what's required for a system administrator toolkit.

Its current basis, FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE-p4, is good.

IIRC there were times when dead bases made NomadBSD less than ideal for addition of packages.

 

[Cath O'Deray]

… I think GhostBSD will run live as well. …

True, however the live run for installation purposes lacks what's required for a system administrator toolkit.

The note at <https://www.ghostbsd.org/download#official_release> is slightly misleading, I'll request an improvement.

The subject line "Modern alternatives to Frenzy" was intentionally loose. An installation of GhostBSD (not to be confused with a live run) does come close, in that I can add what's required.

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Side note: hardware requirements for FreeBSD no longer specify an amount of memory, or a disk capacity.

 

[blackbird9]

Nice to see mention of frenzy. I used to use it in toram mode, in a machine with no HDD, pull out the usb stick and run entirely from RAM.

http://frenzy.org.ua/ is still up on the web.

It's a real shame technix stopped developing it. I don't know any real alternatives in freebsd land. There were similar linux things like damnsmall and going back in time knoppix...