In Linux there was some software that helps you to make an own image with your personal settings and your software. And then you can install that image onto another computer. Is there any software like this to make an .img file for installing it onto another computer?
Is that just for systems that have been upgraded from source? I installed FreeBSD from an image and installed Xorg and now I want to make an image from that and install it on my friend's computer so they won't need to install Xorg again and they have it. Can I do this?
You could use terms such as "releasing", "re-releasing", "repackaging" or something along those lines. Remastering is something you do with audio and/or video.
But hey, if English isn't your best language you may occasionally get the terminology wrong. And post #3 (your second) in this thread described quite clearly what you meant.
What you describe sounds more like a backup and restore than a release. It is sometimes called a "bare metal" restore, because it would need to also partition and format the disk. I'm not aware of a program that makes bootable media to do that. The closest thing might be Clonezilla, which can be used to efficiently back up a FreeBSD system and restore it on another system. (Efficiently except for swap partitions, which it copies entirely.)
An alternative would be to duplicate the working system onto an external drive, then just connect that to another system and boot from it. Setting that up so it will be portable requires some technical work like using labels.
Why not simply back up all installed packages with pkg_create(1)? Or, if you use PKGNG, you can find the downloaded and installed packages in /var/cache/pkg/.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
