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Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 03:42:26 +0200 (CEST)
From: Joachim Kuebart <joki@kuebart.stuttgart.netsurf.de>
To: mking@globaldialog.com
Subject: Re:  Help!
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, "Michael D. King" <mking@globaldialog.com>
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Hi,

you can order FreeBSD on CDROM. See www.cdrom.com

All you need to download is the "boot.flp" from the floppies subdirectory on
ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD

Dump this to a disk (it4s a disk image), e.g. by using "dd" of one of your
previous unixes.

Reboot this disk. If you have a permanent internet connection, this will
download all it needs for you.

If you do not have a permanent connection, you will at least need to download
"bin", "doc", "manpages" to start an installation. Copy those files somewhere
you can access them and boot the boot.flp.

Prior to downloading you need to decide what version of FreeBSD you want. You
probably want to try 2.2.2-RELEASE.

On 22-May-97 at 00:53:06 Michael D. King wrote:
>FreeBSD,
>
>I'm an interested beginner.  I currently author web sites and have an
>interest in hosting them.
>
>My question is about downloading the software via ftp.
>
>I've been looking a linux, red hat and now FreeBSD.  What files do I
>need to download via ftp?
>
>What is the path to what I need to download?  
>
>Thanks much!!!
>
>Mike King
>Spectrum Publishing

cu Jo

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