Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 06:15:02 +0000 From: "clayton rollins" <crollins666@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Cc: NeuralDecimation@aol.com Subject: Re: downloading/installing GNOME Message-ID: <Sea1-F25Qu1bCdUg07M00007ba2@hotmail.com>
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Hi NeuralDecimal, (disclaimer - as this -newbies, I'm not allowed to give any real technical support; you'll have to write -questions if you need that. If I get close to technical advice, please disregard. I'm just writing this to help point you in the right direction(s).) On Feb. 21, 2004 <NeuralDecimation@aol.com> wrote: > >i've tried all this stuff with creating my own installation media and >trying to download the program. i have no idea what to substitute for an >ARCH, dont know what that is although i can figure out kinda for the >version i wanted the disc1.iso For ARCH, it means architecture of your system. Most PCs are still i386 architecture. (the others are 64-bit computers, etc.) disc1.iso is the installation image. >i can't figure half of this stuff out and generally i take pretty quickly >to this type of stuff. but it seems that alot of the information on these >pages is pretty vague to me and i dont know alot of these terms and finding >a download site that actually downloads. i've already been here >(http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html) >and i couldn't find a place to download from that actually worked. i dont >know if you can help me at all or if you even want to, but if you could i'd >greatly appreciate it. also, is there a place where i can order a copy of >GNOME with an image already burnt to a CD? thanks > The installation media in question is for _FreeBSD_ (the OS), not Gnome (the desktop app./window manager). Though, Gnome is included on the installtion CD. (I don't know if gnome offers CD's for their software...) As far as where to get the iso's, the ftp sites listed here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html have always served me well. If you want to buy a CD for FreeBSD, you can do so from any of these companies:: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html#MIRRORS-CDROM On a side note, you seem to think we would be unlikely to help you. This is definitely not the case; the community is generally excited by new people. However, you may get short answers from people who feel you haven't done your homework (RTFM). Keep in mind that the "vague" documentation was done for free by people who felt they could contribute in that way. (You are expected to read it until you understand it, looking for other doc.s to fill in the parts you don't understand; that's why it was written. ie. the writer spent a _lot_ more time making the document to avoid repeated questions.) If your answer's not there, though, it's not there. So, do feel free to write the lists. (In my experience, every question I've had has been covered in the doc.s, though sometimes it took a bit of digging/researching to find/understand.) Regards, Clayton PS. write us back on -newbies if you want to keep us informed of your progress, if you need moral support, or if you just want to chat. :) _________________________________________________________________ Get fast, reliable access with MSN 9 Dial-up. Click here for Special Offer! http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/
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