Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 02:11:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca> To: WSNAdmin@aol.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing Message-ID: <199607190611.CAA00537@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca>
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In Email, WSNAdmin@aol.com wrote: > And learning is why I'm writing. I'll cut to the chase and I'm sorry for > bugging you. It's good to be a little hesitant before asking a question, but I think being "sorry" is a little bit of overkill... :) > I am installing from floppies (ok, so I'm taking the hard way) and I > installed the /bin and /man files, how would I later install the /src > binaries from a DOS floppy. I read something about the build is organized so Do you mean install the src distrib (from floppies) after having installed the rest (well, bin and man)? I _think_ that 2.1.0R will let you run /stand/sysinstall, choose "custom", select the distribs you want, and then choose the "extract-only" option. > from an NFS mount. I would hate to have to re-install again. It seems, by > reading the literature, that I can make or build the binaries....or are they > already compiled and all I have to do is install. Well...it depends...It's all precompiled, but, for example, if you want to customize your kernel (quite likely) you'll have to recompile it from. > great operating system. I'm sorry to have been a pest, I'll go out and try > to find one of the basic books listed in the faq. Don't be too sorry -- I suspect there are some people on this list who live to do nothing other than answer questions! ;) -- The one and only usenet god : Email god@heaven.com asdlfjalsdflkjasdlkfjasdkl;fjasdl;kjf my new signature!
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