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pc-sysinstall(8) [freebsd man page]

PC-SYSINSTALL(8)					    BSD System Manager's Manual 					  PC-SYSINSTALL(8)

NAME

     pc-sysinstall -- System installer backend

SYNOPSIS

     pc-sysinstall [-c file] [command]

DESCRIPTION

     The pc-sysinstall utility is a hybrid backend for installing FreeBSD.  When run in install mode it takes a configuration file and performs an
     installation according to the parameters specified in the configuration file.  When called with one of the system query commands it provides
     information about the system to aid a front end in building an appropriate configuration file.

     The following options are available:

     -c file
	     Perform an installation as directed by file.

COMMANDS

     The command can be any one of the following:

     help    Display a list of all commands.

     help command
	     Display the help data for the specified command.

     disk-list
	     Provide a listing of the storage devices detected on this system.

     disk-part disk
	     Queries the specified storage device and returns information about its partitions.

     disk-info disk
	     Returns information about a storage device's size, cylinders, heads, and sectors.

     detect-laptop
	     Tests to see if this system is a laptop or desktop.

     detect-emulation
	     Tests to see if this system is running in an emulator

     detect-nics
	     Returns a listing of the detected network cards on this system.

     list-components
	     Returns a listing of the available components which can be installed.

     list-rsync-backups user host port
	     Returns a listing of available rsync-backups on the target server in the life-preserver/ directory.

     list-tzones
	     Returns a listing of available timezones.

     query-langs
	     Returns a list of languages that the installer supports.

     sys-mem
	     Returns the size of installed system RAM in MegaBytes.

     test-netup
	     test if an internet connection is available.

     update-part-list
	     Returns a list of PC-BSD and FreeBSD installs on this system for updates.

     xkeyboard-layouts
	     Returns a list of keyboard layouts that xorg supports.

     xkeyboard-models
	     Returns a list of keyboard models that xorg supports.

     xkeyboard-variants
	     Returns a list of keyboard variants that xorg supports.

     create-part disk size
	     Create a new MBR primary slice on the target disk using size MB.

     delete-part partition
	     Delete the disk partition specified.  If this is the last partition, the disk partition layout will also be scrubbed, leaving a clean
	     disk ready for MBR or GPT file system layouts.

     start-autoinstall file
	     Start an automated installation with the specified file.  Normally only used by automated install scripts.

     setup-ssh-keys user host port
	     Setup SSH without a password for the target host, user, and port.	Used to prompt the user to log into a server before doing a rsync
	     + ssh restore.

HISTORY

     This version of pc-sysinstall first appeared in FreeBSD 9.0.

AUTHORS

     Kris Moore <kmoore@FreeBSD.org>

BUGS

     This utility was written to install PC-BSD and has seen limited use as an installer for FreeBSD.  It's likely that usage to install FreeBSD
     will expose edge cases that PC-BSD doesn't, as well as generate feature requests based on unforeseen needs.

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								   June 24, 2010							       BSD

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NAME

       installer - Solaris Web Start installer utility

SYNOPSIS

       installer [-locales list] [-nodisplay] [-noconsole] [-debug]

DESCRIPTION

       The  installer utility invokes a Web Start install wizard sequence which will lead the user through a sequence of installation panels. This
       installer utility is found on many CDs that are shipped with Solaris and it will be found among the top level files of these CDs.

       When the installer is on a CD being accessed from a desktop file manager, the installer can be double clicked  to  start  the  installation
       sequence. If the user is not currently the system's root user, the root user password will be requested.

       The  installer  utility	can  also  be  run  from  other  UNIX scripts. Usually, a script is used in conjunction with the utility's -nodis-
       play option.  Add the -noconsole option for non-interactive scripts.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -locales list   Selects product translations for install, corresponding to the specified list of locales if the specified  locale  transla-
		       tions  are present on the installation media. Locales are supplied in a comma-separated list following the -locales option.
		       An example list would appear as follows:

		       installer -locales fr,de,it

		       This would install products with translations for the French, German, and Italian locales.

       -nodisplay      Runs the install without a graphical user interface. Use the default product install unless it was modified by the -locales
		       options.

       -noconsole      Run  the  install  without any interactive text console device. Useful when paired with -nodisplay for non-interactive UNIX
		       script use.

       -debug	       Outputs extra information about what the install is doing. Mainly for install diagnostic purposes.

FILES

       /var/sadm/install/logs	       location of installation log files

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