Is there a way to install in text-mode?

paaguti

I was wondering if there is a way to install in text mode. The graphics environment is nice, but it is quite memory intense and that bans smaller devices like a MacBook Air 2013 I have laying around waiting for a BSD.

It would be nice to have the graphics installer running from a Live CS/USB like Debian and friends.
Although I acknowledge the fact that a RAMDISK gives a much snappier experience, it is a pity to ban older devices from the GhostBSD experience. It would be a nice way to give them a second chance and work against programmed obsolescense...

Is there any place where older GhostBSD images are kept? The last I tried had issues with the trackpad, bit, at least it booted. I would like to give it a try with an external keyboard and then upgrade to the current version.

vimanuelt

Yes, but we want something officially from GhostBSD instead of what was done in the past.

There are three things needed.
(1) In ghostbsd-build, a terminal profile for creating a minimal (core) ISO.
(2) A text-based installer for the minimal (core) ISO.
(3) Automated resizing based on profile size.

I have created all three, but we'll need to wait for current pull requests to be accepted before I'd consider introducing new changes.