DragonflyBSD 6.0
by Aeterna from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5JK17)
DragonflyBSD 6.0 in VirtualBox VM.
Similar to OpenBSD, DragonflyBSD does not support VirtualBox so client does not have all the goodies provided by virtualbox client additions.
Nevertheless, it is possible (as in the case of OpenBSD) to install DragonflyBSD in full screen which makes it easier to work with.
Installer gives a choice either to to install with EFI or legacy BIOS. Both options work. I had some issues with partitioning during installation (bad superblock error), so I left default partition settings. This could be my fault though, but I did not investigate it any further.
There is a choice of HAMMER and HAMMER2 file system. I selected HAMMER2 with the partition encryption.
After OS installation, user can install packages using pkg utility.
I opted for xfce4, firefox, libreoffice, pragha, vlc, thunderbird, slim.
next I powered off VM client and run
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Booted up DragonflyBSD and adjusted screen resolution using xrandr (if particular resolution is not available, xrandr helps adding custom screen resolution).
Next, I installed custom kernel, rebooted and all seems to be working.
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Similar to OpenBSD, DragonflyBSD does not support VirtualBox so client does not have all the goodies provided by virtualbox client additions.
Nevertheless, it is possible (as in the case of OpenBSD) to install DragonflyBSD in full screen which makes it easier to work with.
Installer gives a choice either to to install with EFI or legacy BIOS. Both options work. I had some issues with partitioning during installation (bad superblock error), so I left default partition settings. This could be my fault though, but I did not investigate it any further.
There is a choice of HAMMER and HAMMER2 file system. I selected HAMMER2 with the partition encryption.
After OS installation, user can install packages using pkg utility.
I opted for xfce4, firefox, libreoffice, pragha, vlc, thunderbird, slim.
next I powered off VM client and run
Quote:
| VBoxManage setextradata DragonflyBSD CustomVideoMode1 1920x972x32 |
Next, I installed custom kernel, rebooted and all seems to be working.
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