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Subject: Re: FreeBSD release ISO purpose?
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On 11/07/04 03:17 PM, Jeremy Faulkner sat at the `puter and typed:
> Louis LeBlanc wrote:
> | Hey folks.  I've been a FreeBSD user for a good while, and with the
> | 5.3 release, I've been trying to figure out the details of each of the
> | release ISOs.  The Lehey book, the online handbook, release notes, and
> | whatnot never mentions the purpose of each.  The install instructions
> | simply say "insert the installation CD".  I've always assumed this
> referred
> | to disk1.  I've never needed to use disk2 in the install, so what's it
> | for?  What's the bootonly disk for?  What's the mininst disk for?
> | (I'm guessing it means minimum install)
> |
> | Can anyone point me to the details if they exist online?
> |
> | TIA
> | Lou
> 
> disc1 -> the basic install components and popular third party apps
> (x11,etc.)
> disc2 -> more packages, a live file system
> miniinst -> the basic install components, no third party apps
> boot -> the basics to boot, no install components, good for testing your
> hardware

Excellent.

Thank you.

Lou
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