From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 4 11:41:43 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 89B5F16A4D8 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 11:41:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from grex.cyberspace.org (grex.cyberspace.org [216.93.104.34]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F042043FCB for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 11:41:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dominick@grex.cyberspace.org) Received: from localhost (dominick@localhost) by grex.cyberspace.org (8.6.13/8.6.12) with SMTP id OAA08715; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:41:38 -0500 Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:41:36 -0500 (EST) From: Dominick DiMantova To: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." In-Reply-To: <3FCF8AED.9080301@daleco.biz> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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 19:41:43 -0000 On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > 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 > All I need to do is burn the iso images to my CD's and I've got the entgire freebsd unix o/s? After that, is it going to be quite a process to install the software, or am I better off spending 60 bucks and get the CD's from a retailer? > 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. > >