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Date:      Mon, 18 Jan 1999 20:17:26 +0100 (CET)
From:      Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl>
To:        webmaster@galilnet.co.il
Cc:        freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: what to download
Message-ID:  <XFMail.990118201726.asmodai@wxs.nl>
In-Reply-To: <36A0D229.3D8C@internet-zahav.net>

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On 16-Jan-99 Jim Catz wrote:
> I want to download and try freebsd. I have been to a ftp site and tried
> to download release 2.2.1. When I enter this directory there are several
> other directories. I thought maybe I need to download the BIN directory
> but there is nothing in any of the files that can be read on the ftp
> site that reveals exactly what files I need. I have made a boot floppy
> and have succeeded in booting into the configuration program. Now I want
> to download what ever else I need to install the whole biz. Please
> advise. Very confusing uptil now.

OK, see www.freebsd.org, the FAQ and in particular section 2.5

Also, don't go lower than version 2.2.8 or version 3.0 since any version
below these are generally not in active, mayhaps only in production
environments.

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Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven          It's a Dance of Energy,
asmodai(at)wxs.nl                 when the Mind goes Binary...
Network/Security Specialist      <http://home.wxs.nl/~asmodai>;
BSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve     <http://www.freebsd.org>;

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