Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 16:42:19 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Mike Jackson <muck@ida.net> Cc: FreeBSD-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: My verdict on 2.2.7... Message-ID: <35B7BC4B.5FF08029@softweyr.com> References: <1.5.4.32.19980723203807.00667db0@mail.ida.net>
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Mike Jackson wrote: > > At 12:35 PM 7/23/98 -0700, you wrote: > > [...] > > >I'm going back to 2.2.6 until 3.0 is out (OF COURSE I deleted all of > >2.2.6, so it's time to start downloading > >again............................................................) > > It might be a good idea to create a separate ufs partition and save your > downloaded files on it. And keep the partition unmounted unless you're > reinstalling, that way if your system crashes the data on that partition > wont be touched. That's what I do. Then, if I have to reinstall, I can do > it off of that partition, which is much faster that downloading it all again > or installing off of a FAT16 partition. I keep mine on a separate ISO9660 filesystem, which has the added advantage of being a read-only media and therefore not overwritable. It costs less than magnetic media, too; the physical mechanism is only about $40 these days and enough media to store the entire FreeBSD distribution is only $25. You can even get it pre-packaged for that price, and the proceeds go to the FreeBSD Project. Cool, eh? For more info, see http://www.cdrom.com/ and look for the FreeBSD 2.2.7 link. It should be there in a few days. When you sign up, click the "subscription" button and they'll send you each release as it comes out, while billing your credit card a mere $25 (in the USA; your exchange rates and shipping may differ, depending on how geopolitically enabled you are). ;^) -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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