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Date:      Sun, 17 Nov 1996 22:21:41 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Hans N Gruber <hounddog@juno.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: installation
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961117221931.8140Q-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <19961115.192116.4367.0.hounddog@juno.com>

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On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, Hans N Gruber wrote:

> I checked the list of  mailing lists, and I'm unclear where to ask
> installation questions.  

Right here, questions@freebsd.org.

> The manual and FAQ have been of no great help,
> because I wish to do a rather unconventional installation. I have no
> cdrom drive, and my internet acces is limited. I can download files one
> at a time (although reliability is an issue), and wish to download the
> appropritate files and then install from my DOS partition. It is proving
> to be a challenge to figure out exactly which files I need ( I want a
> minimum install and the ability to compile C++), and during my previous
> attempts at installation (several months ago) I ran into a few minor
> problems. 

AT minumum, you'll just need the bin distribution (bin/bin.*).  You'll
want the manpages, doc, and src/ssys.* distribution files if you want to
have any documentation and to rebuild the kernel.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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