Re: OS Images(Linux/etc) in ports tree

This could be the project that you are interested in :

https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu

In your case,it could be called quick bhyve. So let's get started. I'm also
interested in collaborating.

On Sat, Jun 29, 2024 at 5:32 PM Tomek CEDRO <tomek@cedro.info> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 5:10 PM Connor Cooper <connor.a.cooper@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello, I am presenting you all with an idea for the bhyve project that
> involves the ports tree. I've noticed that a lot of VPS providers have
> their own images available for various operating systems and it's
> relatively easy to use compared to even standalone virtualization systems.
> Considering the existence of FreeBSD and bhyve I also just noticed that the
> ports tree could be a good potential place for bhyve users to access those
> images. What is the input of the FreeBSD virtualization community regarding
> this idea? Thanks.
>
> Some helper scripts, example configurations, maybe some image
> downloader program (with easy to use terminal ui), in the ports, yes
> :-)
>
> But we do not really want to host other projects/os releases in the
> ports.. its not meant for that.. ports are just easy to use generic
> automation scripts.. port tree is already pretty big now imagine how
> many more GB would people with no interest in bhyve would have to get
> over sometimes low bandwidth link :-)
>
> You may want to create a downloader program (preferably with terminal
> ui maybe some gui) that would show list of all known operating systems
> and their releases just to quickly get the ISO/VM image without even
> opening a web browser. Such program should be platform independent so
> it would be also helpful on other os. That program would be a good
> candidate for a port.
>
> If you think of generic prebuilt bhyve images for various OS this also
> could be useful. Some OS already provide VM images - are these
> compatible with bhyve? Maybe those images could be easily converted?
> Some OS would not even allow such prebuilt images distribution
> (probably the commercial license restricted ones such as windows or
> macos). Maybe this could be solved with a downloader/converter
> program. Anyhow, various OS VM images would require a dedicated
> repository but not a ports tree :-)
>
> Thanks for sharing your idea! Maybe this will result with a new useful
> tool out there :-)
>
> --
> CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
>
>

-- 
Mario.