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From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
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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