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Date:      Tue, 12 Sep 1995 22:44:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:      mcstout@netcom.com (Mark C. Stout)
To:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   New Installation
Message-ID:  <199509130544.WAA06357@netcom23.netcom.com>

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Hi All,


I'm new to this list and I'm also new to FreeBSD.  I just installed the
'bin' diskset onto a P5/75 w/32MB Ram on a Zappa ED motherboard.  I can
login in single user mode and mount my fs by running fstab.  This allows me
to have read/write access.

My question is.  How do I get the necessary libraries?  Also, where is vi
and some of the other normal utilities for Unix.

What's the FreeBSD syntax for mounting a floppy?  Basically, what's the
fstype used?

How do I install packages?  proflib.aa-ad  I tried using the config program,
but it just says that it can't read the disk, that I don't have all the
files.  Are there more?

This is a test server and will serve as such for testing scriupts and such,
then migrated to another similar machine to go onto the Internet, providing
I get the damn thing configured and running properly. 

I'd like to install someother packages, like tcsh, gzip, etc.  But haven't a
clue how FreeBSD mounts floppies, installs packages.  I have no libraries,
compilers, nada and don't have a clue right now about how to install them. 
Getting them isn't a problem except for the libraries.  Don't see any that
seem appropriate, except the Xfree86 stuff which I also need to install.

Once I get all this done, I'll setup sup to keep current.  I desperately
need some help here to get me over this learning curve.  If it's any
constellation, I do know Unix, i.e. Linux, SunOS and SystemV, so my learning
curve isn't going to be that steep, just need a few nudges.

Would appreciate all the help I can get right now.

Thanks,
Mark

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