From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jul 26 17:12:21 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA16217 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 26 Jul 1996 17:12:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from relay-2.mail.demon.net (disperse.demon.co.uk [158.152.1.77]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA16197 for ; Fri, 26 Jul 1996 17:12:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from post.demon.co.uk ([158.152.1.72]) by relay-2.mail.demon.net id ac29272; 27 Jul 96 1:12 +0100 Received: from jraynard.demon.co.uk ([158.152.42.77]) by relay-3.mail.demon.net id aa10605; 27 Jul 96 1:06 +0100 Received: (from fqueries@localhost) by jraynard.demon.co.uk (8.7.5/8.6.12) id SAA02315; Fri, 26 Jul 1996 18:57:36 GMT From: James Raynard Message-Id: <199607261857.SAA02315@jraynard.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: Distribution Files To: Maulvi Bakar Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 18:57:36 +0000 () Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <31F8D36D.73CD@mail.cyberhq.net.my> from "Maulvi Bakar" at Jul 26, 96 10:17:17 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 ME8a] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > I have a permanent connection to the internet but is not so efficient.. I figure that by > downloading the distribution files and putting it into my FTP server, I could have a > more efficient method of installation. > Can you specify which files do I need to do a local FTP install. At the very minimum, you'll need all the files from the bin directory. I would also recommend getting all the files from the manpages and info directories, and the ssys.* files from src. Plus of course all the *.TXT files! Apart from that, you can put whatever other distributions you like - for instance, if you want to run, you'll need some of the files in XF86312. > Or maybe can you suggest an alternative?? Buy the CD?