Post by @FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social

2026-07-14 19:06 UTC

New to FreeBSD? Choosing the right installation image is a great place to start. A member of the FreeBSD community recently shared a helpful walkthrough explaining the different FreeBSD installation images and when to use each one, including: • DVD images • Boot-only (network install) • USB memory stick images Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EFG3BO6oVY Which installation method do you prefer when getting started with FreeBSD? #FreeBSD #OpenSource #BSD #Unix #TechTips

Replies (4)

@w@11n.org 2026-07-14 19:36

that video is a 15-minute-long ai-generated mess that doesn't actually have any useful information in it. CC: @FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social

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@revectane@social.tchncs.de 2026-07-14 19:16

@FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social why the ai voice?

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@grahamperrin@mastodon.bsd.cafe 2026-07-14 19:38

@FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social

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@grahamperrin@mastodon.bsd.cafe 2026-07-14 19:44

The YouTube video does not really describe the potential benefits of memstick files. A few days ago, someone asked: "… what's the point of the "FreeBSD-15.1-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img" image, …" Amongst the answers: FreeBSD Handbook: installation: memstick.img files are not adequately described https://codeberg.org/grahamperrin/freebsd-doc/issues/59 #FreeBSD #documentation #installation @FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social

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