Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 22:21:41 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Hans N Gruber <hounddog@juno.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961117221931.8140Q-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <19961115.192116.4367.0.hounddog@juno.com>
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On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, Hans N Gruber wrote: > I checked the list of mailing lists, and I'm unclear where to ask > installation questions. Right here, questions@freebsd.org. > The manual and FAQ have been of no great help, > because I wish to do a rather unconventional installation. I have no > cdrom drive, and my internet acces is limited. I can download files one > at a time (although reliability is an issue), and wish to download the > appropritate files and then install from my DOS partition. It is proving > to be a challenge to figure out exactly which files I need ( I want a > minimum install and the ability to compile C++), and during my previous > attempts at installation (several months ago) I ran into a few minor > problems. AT minumum, you'll just need the bin distribution (bin/bin.*). You'll want the manpages, doc, and src/ssys.* distribution files if you want to have any documentation and to rebuild the kernel. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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