Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 09:25:39 +0000 From: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net> To: tiberiu.dragulinescu@cz.abb.com Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Smallest installation Message-ID: <20011206092539.G446@twincat.vladsempire.net> In-Reply-To: <OFC3E31A33.BC00DC7E-ONC1256B1A.002F6227@seinf.abb.se>; from tiberiu.dragulinescu@cz.abb.com on Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:54:31AM %2B0100 References: <OFC3E31A33.BC00DC7E-ONC1256B1A.002F6227@seinf.abb.se>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:54:31AM +0100, tiberiu.dragulinescu@cz.abb.com wrote: > Hi *, > I just (incidentally) read an article about freeBSD and my curiosity rise > up with this question: > Which is the minimum amount of download for getting a freeBSD up and > running on my desktop? (just for getting the feel of it) > I'm thinking about a boot disk image and some basic files... (may even a > sys-in-a-file image) > > Thanx You can download the mini-iso, which is 110 megs and will let you completely install the base system. Otherwise, for the absolute minimum, you can download the 2 boot floppies, and the /bin directory, for a total of approximately 37 megs. Doing that will only give you a very small subset of the base installation. Josh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20011206092539.G446>