web browser in FreeBSD 10

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Is there any kind of text based web browser provided in the freeBSD FreeBSD 10 installation media? If no why won't the developers include one?
 
wblock@ said:
Have you looked? It would surprise me if a package for one was not included.
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I tried typing w3m and elinks in the terminal but never tried lynx. I am not sure whether Lynx is included or not.
 
The installation environment (LiveCD) probably does not contain a browser because it only contains necessities. The DVD image contains a small selection of binary packages and one of them is links. It does need to be installed though, as said it's not part of the install environment.
 
http://www.freebsd.org/releases/10.0R/announce.html
dvd1
This contains everything necessary to install the base FreeBSD operating system, the documentation, and a small set of pre-built packages aimed at getting a graphical workstation up and running. It also supports booting into a "livefs" based rescue mode. This should be all you need if you can burn and use DVD-sized media.

disc1
This contains the base FreeBSD operating system. It also supports booting into a "livefs" based rescue mode. There are no pre-built packages.
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So I think disc1 doesn't contain any other stuff than the base system. On dvd1 maybe you can find (a) text-based browser(s) - but I think existence of a graphical browser is sure ("aimed at getting a graphical workstation up and running").
 
uzsolt said:
but I think existence of a graphical browser is sure ("aimed at getting a graphical workstation up and running").
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The DVD image does indeed contain a binary package for Firefox 26 (and links, as said).
 
The DVD image does indeed contain a binary package for Firefox 26 (and links, as said).
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I have to log in on a web page in order to get Internet. Without which I cannot install either Firefox or Links. FreeBSD 10 pkg also has to be installed from the Internet.
 
A text browser might not help anyway. Some of those login pages require Javascript and other things not usually supported by text browsers. PC-BSD is an easy way to get X and desktop applications installed and configured.
 
wblock@ said:
A text browser might not help anyway. Some of those login pages require Javascript and other things not usually supported by text browsers. PC-BSD is an easy way to get X and desktop applications installed and configured.
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I tried out the text-based web browser and it worked out. Maybe I should try PC-BSD.
 
There's no harm in trying PC-BSD, as long as you are on a 64 bit system, (they no longer do a 32 bit version). It is FreeBSDunderneath and works the same, but it does have some 'noob' friendly ways of doing things. (I am using it now. :) )
 
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