Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 15:19:22 -0500 From: "HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER" <christopher.hollow@cgi.com> To: "Dominick DiMantova" <dominick@cyberspace.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Obtaining the unix o/s Message-ID: <3FCF96CA.20108@cgi.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.96.1031204143911.7013C-100000@grex.cyberspace.org> References: <Pine.SUN.3.96.1031204143911.7013C-100000@grex.cyberspace.org>
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> All I need to do is burn the iso images to my CD's and I've got the > entgire freebsd unix o/s? Yes. The whole show. Including the current packages/ports collection. > 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? The installaion process is the same whether you download and burn the .iso as if you buy the retail CD. Either way, expect it to be "quite a porcess." =) The retail box ships with CDs, documentation and some sweet packaging. The online Handbook http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ is a dynamite reference and should be ample to get you up and running. But...being the good BSD user that you are, you can sleep well at night knowing that a portion of the proceeds of your retail FreeBSD purchase ended up in the coffers of the development team. Chris Dominick DiMantova wrote: >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. >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > -- Christopher Hollow - Technical Consultant Infrastructure & Technology Support 1 Dundas St. West, 11th floor, Toronto, ON 416.215.3075 ~ pager 416.339.9786
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