Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 20:45:49 +0200 (CEST) From: Olaf Hoyer <ohoyer@ohoyer.de> To: Doug <n64advance@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Do I need every .iso file? Message-ID: <20040904204411.A75132@gaff.hhhr.ision.net> In-Reply-To: <BAY1-DAV12vR0WssM5s0004c665@hotmail.com> References: <BAY1-DAV12vR0WssM5s0004c665@hotmail.com>
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On Sat, 4 Sep 2004, Doug wrote: > Ja, for FreeBSD, do I also need in addition to the disc1 and disc2 isos, for I386, do I need to use the i386minilist.iso file, or can I do without? Thanks. Hi! The miniinst.iso is a disc1 minus several pre-compiled packages, such as X etc. So if you already have the full disc1, you do not need the miniinst. Also on disc3/4 are only precompiled packages, when you have a good internet connection, use of the ports tree is way simpler IMHO. HTH Olaf -- Olaf Hoyer ohoyer@ohoyer.de Fuerchterliche Erlebniss geben zu raten, ob der, welcher sie erlebt, nicht etwas Fuerchterliches ist. (Nietzsche, Jenseits von Gut und Boese)
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