Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:10:30 +0200 From: albi <albi@scii.nl> To: "Rick Stout" <infield@comcast.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Download what? Message-ID: <20061013181030.8b409095.albi@scii.nl> In-Reply-To: <000601c6eed9$f6d07b90$6701a8c0@dads> References: <000601c6eed9$f6d07b90$6701a8c0@dads>
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On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:12:13 -0500 "Rick Stout" <infield@comcast.net> wrote: > I am new to FreeBSD and wish to install a version (6.1) within VMWare > to learn the system. I have installed and used Ubuntu Linux using the > Gnome desktop and have extensive experience with all of the Windows > OS's. The problem I am having is trying to determine without too much > trial and error which ISO(s) to download. I have downloaded both ISO > disks (1 & 2) for an i386 platform. Are both disks necessary for > installation (the 505mb and 574mb) ? Or are each disk the same > version using a different desktop? Basically, what ISO(s) do I need > to burn to disk for the initial installation? you only need disc 1 for install, and in vmware you don't have to burn iso-images, you can choose to use the iso as a "virtual cdrom" (at least, in the "free of charge" vmware server you can) -- grtjs, albi
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