From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 7 05:42:22 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0630016A4CE for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 05:42:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from asclepius.uwa.edu.au (asclepius3.uwa.edu.au [130.95.128.60]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45C2F43D31 for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 05:42:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from zanchey@mussel.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au) Received: from asclepius.kas (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by asclepius.uwa.edu.au (Postfix) with SMTP id EF9B2184A52 for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 13:41:34 +0800 (WST) Received: from asclepius (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by asclepius.prekas (Postfix) with SMTP id E9A981849D6 for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 13:41:34 +0800 (WST) X-UWA-Client-IP: 130.95.13.9 (UWA) Received: from mooneye.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au (mooneye.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au [130.95.13.9]) by asclepius.input (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEDFF184B60 for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 13:41:34 +0800 (WST) Received: by mooneye.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au (Postfix, from userid 801) id 3AB6417F1C; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 13:42:18 +0800 (WST) Received: from mussel (mussel.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au [130.95.13.18]) by mooneye.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAA3B17F16; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 13:42:17 +0800 (WST) Received: from zanchey (helo=localhost) by mussel with local-esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CQfof-0002a5-00; Sun, 07 Nov 2004 13:42:17 +0800 Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 13:42:17 +0800 (WST) From: David Adam To: Xinizul Xinizul In-Reply-To: <4d07305604110617066f3cbce9@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <4d07305604110617066f3cbce9@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: David Adam X-SpamTest-Info: Profile: Formal (151/041106) X-SpamTest-Info: Profile: Detect Hard [UCS 290904] X-SpamTest-Info: Profile: SysLog X-SpamTest-Info: Profile: Marking Spam - Subject (UCS) [02-08-04] X-SpamTest-Status: Not detected X-SpamTest-Version: SMTP-Filter Version 2.0.0 [0125], KAS/Release cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Release 5.3 available X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 05:42:22 -0000 On Sun, 7 Nov 2004, Xinizul Xinizul wrote: > Just a question .. when I downloaded the version 5.2.1 I didn't use > ISO 2 at all. Just used ISO 1 and then install additional ports from > some FTP (using pkg_add -r). Is it really needed ? Ideally? No. ISO 2 contains: "A ``live filesystem'', which is used in conjunction with the ``Repair'' facility in sysinstall. A copy of the FreeBSD CVS tree. As many additional third party packages as would fit on the disc." It's probably not a bad idea to have lying around in case your system ever gets hosed. It will also allow you to install /usr/src without downloading the entire tree. Hope that helps. Cheers, David Adam --- zanchey@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au