--- wikisrc/users/jdf.mdwn 2013/03/03 22:13:29 1.15 +++ wikisrc/users/jdf.mdwn 2013/03/06 23:56:44 1.23 @@ -12,43 +12,42 @@ notes I took about some topics. I'm currently trying to migrate the NetBSD guide to the wiki. The relevant files are these ones: - * bluetooth - * build - * carp - * ccd - * cgd * chap-exinst - * chap-intro * cons * dns * edit - * fetch - * index - * inetd * inst-media * inst - * kernel * linux * lvm * mail - * misc * net-intro * net-practice * net-services * pam - * preface * print * rmmedia - * tuning - * upgrading Already done: * audio + * bluetooth * boot + * build + * carp + * ccd + * cgd + * index + * inetd + * intro + * fetch + * kernel + * misc * raidframe * rc + * tuning * updating + * upgrading * veriexec * x @@ -56,6 +55,59 @@ I started working on it in `guide/`, tho was to store it in `guide/netbsd`. However, whoever wants to change the directory can do so. +## The new NetBSD guide + +The NetBSD guide, as well as its contents, is outdated. Of course there's +current documentation as well in it, but many parts of it are outdated. +The question is: What is the future of the NetBSD guide? + +Should we continue having something ordered by *book chapters*? Or should we +make it completely unordered with many howtos inside a wiki, which is also +printable, but not in a useful order? + +In my opinion, we should continue having a set of articles where the basic +subsystems of NetBSD are explained, but in the wiki. It shouldn't be too +difficult to create a book from that if you want to. +From all these subsystems, imho, the following topics should be covered: + +System basics: + + * Installation + * Security (CGD, PGP, veriexec, PAM) + * Disk handling (GPT, disklabel, MBR), creating filesystems, handling USB + flashdrives, automounting, CDs + * RAIDs with raidframe + * LVM + * Audio setup + * Keeping a NetBSD installation up-to-date + * The rc system, as compared to systemd and SysV + * Editing with vi + * X setup, graphics drivers, console drivers + * Backups with dump/restore and other options + * Printing (with cups?) + +Networking: + + * Basic network setup + * inetd setup + * Bluetooth + * DNS server setup and related issues + * Firewalling (describing *all* or linking guide of others) + +Building NetBSD: + + * Building the system with `build.sh` + * Configuring the kernel + * Fetching sources, staying -current + +Using extra packages: + + * Emulating Linux + * Using pkgsrc + * Using binary packages, using pkgin + * Installing a desktop environment + * Things to remember (e.g., no mplayer) + ## NetBSD flavoured Currently, NetBSD is a very generic operating system, leaving almost all