Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 23:13:06 +0200 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: FRiGHT <fright_@hotmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 3.2 packages directory Message-ID: <19990630231306.D33486@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <000a01bec33a$0cfd5100$23eba6cb@p233>; from FRiGHT on Thu, Jul 01, 1999 at 06:49:24AM %2B1000 References: <000a01bec33a$0cfd5100$23eba6cb@p233>
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On Thu, Jul 01, 1999 at 06:49:24AM +1000, FRiGHT wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been downloading FreeBSD 3.2, and have downloaded everything
> except the files in /packages. This directory's contents are huge,
> and I'm just wondering if I have to download it all to install FreeBSD?
This directory is filled with compiled programs. You can install the
ones you need with ports instead. ie. you don't need them to install a
fully working 3.2
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Fred Dawson
>
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