Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 16:05:30 +1300 From: "Juha Saarinen" <juha@saarinen.org> To: "David Simon" <d.simon@prodsoft.co.nz>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Obtaining CD Installation over the Internet Message-ID: <LNBBIBDBFFCDPLBLLLHFMEIIJCAA.juha@saarinen.org> In-Reply-To: <000001c09164$14f01790$a71ea8c0@davids3>
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David, ftp.clear.net.nz has a fast mirror of FreeBSD. You don't need to download the ISO images, however. The menu-driven installation program lets you pick'n'choose between some ready-made installation alternatives which should get you going. If you need more stuff after that, you can always install it later (from the ports collection, e.g.). -- Juha :-Þ -----Original Message----- :-Þ From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG :-Þ [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of David Simon :-Þ Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 1:14 PM :-Þ To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG :-Þ Subject: Obtaining CD Installation over the Internet :-Þ :-Þ :-Þ Hi, :-Þ :-Þ I am a long-time Windows user who is interested in :-Þ learning/using FreeBSD. :-Þ I live in New Zealand, and found the local mirror site for the :-Þ downloads. :-Þ While I have used Unix (Solaris) at university a bit, I don't :-Þ know enough :-Þ about what 'bits' I need to do a default install. I downloaded what I :-Þ thought I would need, and burned it to a CD, but the :-Þ installation wouldn't :-Þ work - it was missing some files. I attempted to download the :-Þ whole site, :-Þ but over my 56K modem that was going to take weeks!!! Is there a site :-Þ (preferable close to NZ or Australia - for performance reasons) :-Þ that has ISO :-Þ CD images (for a default install) to download - i.e. download 2-3 650MB :-Þ files, burn them to CD, then install. This way I don't need to :-Þ guess what :-Þ files I need, and hopefully can get my learning underway. :-Þ :-Þ Thanks in advance, :-Þ :-Þ David Simon, :-Þ Soon-to-be FreeBSD User. :-Þ :-Þ P.S. By 'default install', I mean enough so that I can run a window :-Þ manager, web browser, email client and possibly a web server (apache?). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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