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Date:      Mon, 18 May 1998 16:59:20 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Dima Dorfman <dima@zwb.net>
To:        frankg@idfw.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Apache Web Server
Message-ID:  <199805182059.QAA15107@nwalme.pair.com>
In-Reply-To: <001901bd824a$9d9636a0$0200a8c0@fast1.dfw.com> from Frank Griffith at "May 18, 98 05:49:20 am"

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> I have FreeBSD 2.2.6 running on a Pentium 75 system with 32 
> Meg RAM. I am still a newbie to FreeBSD and need a little extra 
> assistance with loading Apache Web Server. I am downloading the 
> files apache_1.3b6.tar.Z, and apache_1.3b6.tar.gz from 'ftp.apache.org'. 

http://www.apache.org/dist/

>  
> In addition I found the FreeBSD 2.2 related copies under the ./binaries 
> folder and thought better get these also just in case. These two files are:
>  
>     apache_1.2.5-i386-whatever-freebsd-2.2.tar.Z
>     apache_1.2.5-i386-whatever-freebsd-2.2.tar.gz
>  

Dunno what these are

> It's obvious one is the beta version 1.3.6 and the other the release version 
> 1.2.5. So, can someone tell me, in very simple, newbie terms now, how I 
> go about using these files to setup my FreeBSD box as an Apache server?

1.1.5 is old.  Try 1.2.6:  http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.2.6.tar.Z

>  
> I was actually looking for files with only the .tar extension. What is the .Z on 
> the end of the files mean? What's the difference between *.tar, *.tar.Z and *.tar.gz?
> Why do I ask so many newbie questions? Because I'm still a newbie! Thanks in 
> advance for any help offered.

.Z is 'compress'  man compress


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> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN">
> <HTML>
> <HEAD>
> 
> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type>
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> <DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I have FreeBSD 2.2.6 running on a Pentium 75 
> system with 32 </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Meg RAM. I am still a newbie to FreeBSD and need 
> a little extra </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>assistance with loading Apache Web Server. I am 
> downloading the </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>files apache_1.3b6.tar.Z, and 
> apache_1.3b6.tar.gz from 'ftp.apache.org'. </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>In addition I found the FreeBSD 2.2 related copies under the 
> ./binaries </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>folder </FONT><FONT size=2>and thought better get these also 
> just in case. These two files are:</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
> apache_1.2.5-i386-whatever-freebsd-2.2.tar.Z</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
> apache_1.2.5-i386-whatever-freebsd-2.2.tar.gz</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>It's obvious one is the beta version 1.3.6 and the other the 
> release version </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>1.2.5. So, can someone tell me, in very simple, newbie terms 
> now, how I </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>go about using these files to setup my FreeBSD box as an 
> Apache server?</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>I was actually looking for files with only the .tar extension. 
> What is the .Z on </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>the end of the files mean? What's the difference between 
> *.tar, *.tar.Z and *.tar.gz?</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>Why do I ask so many newbie questions? Because I'm still a 
> newbie! Thanks in </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>advance for any help 
> offered.</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>


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