Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 13:23:21 -0500 From: John Lengeling <johnl@raccoon.com> To: Ant Clifford <aec@dcs.ed.ac.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: getting freebsd Message-ID: <37DA9E19.748DC135@raccoon.com> References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990910173028.1415A-100000@shy.dcs.ed.ac.uk>
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Everything you need is under ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/3.2-RELEASE. The various software distributions are in sub directories under here (I.E.: bin, XF86333, doc, ...) The boot floppies are under the floppies directory and the utilities to create the floppies are under the tools directory. If you want the easiest install, purchase the CDROM and do a CDROM install. Proceeds help the FreeBSD organization. It is also the fastest installation. The next easiest install is to do an FTP install over the Internet. All you need are the 2 boot floppies (/pub/FreeBSD/3.2-RELEASE/floppies/kern.flp and /pub/FreeBSD/3.2-RELEASE/floppies/mfsroot.flp) Follow the instructions on how to get started from www.freebsd.org. If you have a slow dialup connection, just do a minimal installation. This will get you started and you can always download additional distribution packages after the install. I have also done minimal installs using the boot floppies and a copy of everything in the 3.2-RELEASE/bin directory located on a spare MS-DOS partition. I think you could even to place the bin files on a floppy. Is that what you wanted? johnl Ant Clifford wrote: > > hi > exactly which driectories do i need to download in order to install > freebsd? (i would put these file onto a cd.) > > cheers ant > > *************************** > Ant Clifford > aec@dcs.ed.ac.uk > Flat 3F2 > 41 Marchmont Crescent > Edinburgh > EH9 1HF > 0131 228 9145 > *************************** > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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