Date: Wed, 07 May 1997 14:06:49 +0300 From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Pete Antakon <pete@bangkok.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question Message-ID: <33706249.6D9D@barcode.co.il> References: <199705070956.QAA12344@home.au.ac.th>
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Pete Antakon wrote: > > Hello, > My name is Pete, and i live in Thailand. this is my first time of > thinking of using FreeBSD. I want to test it first. I cannot get a CD in > Thailand so i have to download from ftp.freebsd.org. > I got 1 problem that i need to ask you. When i went into directory > /pub/freebsd/3.0-CURRENT/packages/ and i found out that the file that is > in directory /pub/freebsd/3.0-CURRENT/packages/all are the same with the in > one in ..3.0-CURRENT/pacages/games or what ever. > Now i'm starting to download /pub/freebsd/3.0-CURRENT/all. Will i be > able to install from it? or i need the files in seperate directories. Yes, but take a look at the handbook's installation section first. It is highly unlikely you will need all of packages. It is quite big, and you'll probably need just a handful of the files in it. Anyhow, you'll be better off having the basic system running first, and only then worry about packegs. Also, you should consider if running 3.0-current (or a snapshot) is the right thing for you to do. For a first installation you'll probably be better off with something more reliable and better documented than current (again, read the relevant section in teh handbook for details on what 3.0-current is). > > my e-mail is pete@bangkok.com > > thanx > pete Nadav
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