Installing OpenBSD

Installing OpenBSD is very simple, involves choosing appropriate options by pressing appropriate keys.

Starting the installer is done by typing the letter i and pressing enter.

Following option is choosing the keyboard layout.

Hit enter to choose the [default] option and proceed, otherwise select L to list available Keyboard layouts.

The [default] options is US QWERTY keyboard.

Following the install steps below is sufficient, screenshots are provided below.

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Installation Steps:

Select an option and hit enter to proceed:

NoOptionsChooseDescription
1.Installer:i + enterStarts the installer
2.Keyboard:[default] + enterSelects QWERTY keyboard
3.Hostname:OpenBSD-VM + enterGives computer a name
4.Network:[em0] + enterSelects em0 as default Network device
5.IPv4:[dhcp] + enterSelects DHCP for IPv4
6.IPv6:[none] + enterSelects not to use IP version 6
7.Network:[done] + enterDone with setting up network
8.Domain name:catsrunning.com + enterDomain name of server
9.Password:5235678 + enterSets root password as 5235678
10.Password:5235678 + enterAgain
11.sshd:[yes] + enterStarts SSH daemon at boot
12.X:[yes] + enterInstalls Xorg on sytem
13.xenodm:[yes] + enterStarts X automatically. If no is selected X can be started by typing startx
14.User:john + enterCreates user 'john'
15.Name:John Smith + enterSaves Full name of user
16.Password:123456 + enterCreates password for user john
17.Password:123456 + enterAgain
18.Root SSH:[no] + enterSelect no to disallow root logins and use user john to SSH into VM
19.Disk:[wd0] + enterSelects the disk wd0 to install OpenBSD
20.Whole:[whole] + enterUses whole disk with MBR. To use GPT select G if installing on a real and new Computer
21.Auto:[a] + enterSelects auto layout of partitions on disk
22.Location of Sets:[http] + enterSelects http as location of sets to be installed
23.Proxy:[none] + enterNo proxy server selected
24.HTTP Server:https://mirror.aarnet.edu.au + enterSelects an Australian mirror
25.Server directory:[pub/OpenBSD/7.0/amd64] + enterHit enter, it will automatically select the needed directory [pub/OpenBSD/7.0/amd64] as location of sets
26.Select sets:[done] + enterHit enter to select to install all sets. If installing form cd instead http you would type yes here and proceed.
27.Location of Sets:[done] +enterDone, no additional sets to install
28.Timezone:[Australia/Brisbane] + enterType appropriate Time Zone and hit enter
29.Reboot:[reboot] + enterReboot the system. Remove the DVD boot disk if it boots to install again.

After OpenBSD is installed go to Post Install

Copy paste options:

Mirror:

https://mirror.aarnet.edu.au

Time Zone:

Australia/Brisbane

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1. Start the Installer

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2. Choose a Keyboard layout

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3. Enter a Hostname

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4. Choose Network Interface

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5. Selecd DHCP for IPv4

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6. IPv6 not used

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7. Done with Network

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8. Enter a Domain Name

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9. Enter assword for root account

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10 Enter assword again

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11. Start SSH daemon at boot

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12. Install X Window System

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13. Start X by xenodm automatically

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14. Set up a user

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15. Enter full name of user

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16. Enter password for user

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18. Allow root SSH login

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19. Select root disk to install OpenBSD

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20. Selects whole disk with MBR

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21. Use automatic partition layout

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22. Selects http as location of sets to be installed

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23. No proxy server

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24. 25.

  1. Set https://mirror.aarnet.edu.au as http server mirror

  2. Hit enter to select [pub/OpenBSD/7.0/amd64] as location of sets

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26. Select sets

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26. In case sets are being installed from a cd type yes

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27. Done installing sets

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28. Set Time Zone

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Relinking to create a unique kernel

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reboot

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After reboot

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Default X Window Manager installed

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