Instructions for FreeBSD
DAve
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Mon Jun 5 12:33:30 IST 2006
Julian Field wrote:
> Is my ClamAV+SA package useless on FreeBSD?
Not at all.
> If so, why, and is there anything easy I could do to fix it?
> It's just that it does all sorts of other tweaks and settings for you,
> as well as just build and install the packages.
The issue it not whether your package works but whether your package
installs in the same manner as other FreeBSD software. I use non FreeBSD
installs all the time, you will find most FreeBSD admins have no problem
with non FreeBSD installs.
>
> I guess I could just document all the tweaks it does on the wiki. Is
> that actually the best solution?
You could simply make your installer script FreeBSD aware and everything
would be fine. Jan would be the man to talk to, as he maintains the
FreeBSD port he already knows what needs to be where for a FreeBSD system.
For the record, I only use the port because I wanted to try and maintain
a FreeBSD box via the portupgrade system (somewhat like YUM or apget).
Otherwise I would have no problem using your installer. Also for the
record, I'm not impressed and will be converting back to installing via
tarball after the next OS upgrade. The ports system isn't really any
better than RPMs, YUM, apget, etc. This weekend I upgraded MailScanner
and SpamAssassin on two servers and ended up deep inside of dependancy
hell. A tarball install would have been faster.
Note, upgrading from 4.38 to 4.54.6 showed a marked speed improvement.
My processing speed jumped up in MailScanner-mrtg on the minute I
restarted MailScanner, literaly, it is 10x faster. Thanks!
DAve
>
> On 5 Jun 2006, at 11:43, Martin Hepworth wrote:
>
>> Lance
>>
>> Yes - best way I found is to install spamassassin via CPAN (drops things
>> into non-freebsd specific locations), DCC from source (the port seemed
>> to be
>> broke when I tried it). I don't run razor here so I can't guide you on
>> this
>> one.
>>
>> --
>> Martin Hepworth
>> Snr Systems Administrator
>> Solid State Logic
>> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
>>> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Lance Haig
>>> Sent: 05 June 2006 11:17
>>> To: MailScanner discussion
>>> Subject: Re: Instructions for FreeBSD
>>>
>>> Martin,
>>>
>>> Apologies for the "dumb" question
>>>
>>> Do I need to install the other apps as I would do on a Suse box?
>>> DCC Razor etc... Spamassassin
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Lance
>>>
>>>
>>> Martin Hepworth wrote:
>>>
>>> Lance
>>>
>>> Then download the tar.gz, unzip/untar it and run the ./install.sh
>>> script.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Martin Hepworth
>>> Snr Systems Administrator
>>> Solid State Logic
>>> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
>>> [mailto:mailscanner-
>>> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Lance Haig
>>> Sent: 05 June 2006 10:44
>>> To: MailScanner discussion
>>> Subject: Re: Instructions for FreeBSD
>>>
>>> Hi martin,
>>>
>>> I want to use the tar as I also am on the beta list
>>>
>>> Lance
>>>
>>> Martin Hepworth wrote:
>>>
>>> Lance
>>>
>>> Depends on whether you want to install via ports or
>> via
>>> the generic
>>> Unix
>>> .tar.gz .
>>>
>>> I use the tar.gz but then I help out with the beta a
>> lot
>>> and
>>> therefore can't
>>> wait for JP to update the ports.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Martin Hepworth
>>> Snr Systems Administrator
>>> Solid State Logic
>>> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From:
>> mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
>>> [mailto:mailscanner-
>>> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of
>> Lance
>>> Haig
>>> Sent: 04 June 2006 09:23
>>> To: MailScanner discussion
>>> Subject: Instructions for FreeBSD
>>>
>>> Has anyone got some documentation on how to
>>> install
>>> MailScanner on
>>> FreeBSD.
>>>
>>>
>>> I would appreciate it as I will be using
>> FreeBSD
>>> for the
>>>
>>>
>>> first
>>>
>>>
>>> time and
>>> would appreciate some help.
>>>
>>> I have looked on the wiki but can see or
>> find
>>> documentation.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Lance
>>>
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