From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 4 11:29:01 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FAE516A4CF for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 11:29:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns1.tiadon.com (SMTP.tiadon.com [69.27.132.161]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDE6843F93 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 11:28:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from daleco.biz ([69.27.131.0]) by ns1.tiadon.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Thu, 4 Dec 2003 13:31:56 -0600 Message-ID: <3FCF8AED.9080301@daleco.biz> Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 13:28:45 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031124 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dominick DiMantova References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Dec 2003 19:31:57.0265 (UTC) FILETIME=[47BC2410:01C3BA9D] cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Obtaining the unix o/s X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 19:29:01 -0000 Dominick DiMantova wrote: >Hello, > >My name is Dominick DiMantova and I have a question, or two: > >1. what is the difference in either purchasing the media or downloading >the software? If I want to download the software, when I go to one of the >ftp sites, I'm looking at the ste with alot of folders; how do I know what >I need to download? > > Before committing too much time and energy, grab the FBSD handbook and read a few chapters. ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/handbook (english version, multiple formats) If you are thinking of downloading a CD, then you're looking for an "ISO image" file. IIRC, there are some folders or links to folders fairly clearly marked according to system architecture; for Intel (PC compatible) machines, look for "i386". After that, the catch would be, "do I want 4.x, or 5.x" and, after that's decided, there are a couple of other options such as "the MINI ISO", the "standard ISO", etc. ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386 My preferred method of installing FBSD is stated on the freebsd.org home page. "You need 2 freshly formatted floppies and these instructions...." > >2. Is X Windows a separate product or does it come bundled with freebsd? > > > > A seperate product. If you create a FBSD box via the Internet, some additional bandwidth/time will be necessary to add X to the system. If you buy a FBSD CD set, you should have sufficient materials on those CD's to create a working FBSD+ X Windows system without much 'Net connectivity. >Thanks. > > > >Sincerely, > >Dominick DiMantova > > HTH, Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.