Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 11:27:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Jesse Gross <jesse_gross@yahoo.com> To: tconnolly@electrosoftsolutions.com, spasov@acsu.buffalo.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: question about downloading iso images Message-ID: <20020723182706.92835.qmail@web14106.mail.yahoo.com>
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The 4.6.1-RC2.iso is equivilent to the first CD from the full set. The RC stands for release candidate, so it has not been as fully tested as 4.6. It is similar to 4.6, but includes mostly security fixes that have been discovered since 4.6 was released. When 4.6.1 is released, which should be RSN, it will have a directory similar to the 4.6 directory including three other ISOs. What you should download depends on exactly what you want to do. The best solution would be to wait for 4.6.1 to be released. If you can't wait then I would download the ISOs in the 4.6 directory. If you are planning on building the packages yourself then all you really need is the first ISO in the 4.6 directory. Hope this helps, Jesse Gross >I could be mistaken about this but I believe that the *RC2 is the >mini-install version. I'm not sure about the differences but I would go >with the full set. If you don't need all the port binaries and extras, CD >#1 from the 4 CD set should be sufficient. > >Tom > > > -----Original Message----- >From: Christopher C Spasov [mailto:spasov@acsu.buffalo.edu] >Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 9:35 PM >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: question about downloading iso images > >I'm interested in downloading iso images for FreeBSD 4.6 from >ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/ and then having them >burned to CD's so I can install FreeBSD. I currently boot win 98 and >I'm >interested in creating a dual-boot configuration. > >I see that there is an iso image for 4.6.1-RC2.iso and also a folder >marked 4.6 where I can get the 4 CD complete set. I think 4.6.1-RC2.iso >is some update or something. If I want 4.6 complete, do I download the >4 >iso's from the 4.6 folder, then download 4.6.1-RC2.iso so that I would >have a 5cd set that can be used to install FreeBSD on my system?? Or, >how different is 4.6.1-RC2.iso from the 4 cd set and why is it there?? > >Thanks. >Chris __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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