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Date:      Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:41:36 -0500 (EST)
From:      Dominick DiMantova <dominick@cyberspace.org>
To:        "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Obtaining the unix o/s
Message-ID:  <Pine.SUN.3.96.1031204143911.7013C-100000@grex.cyberspace.org>
In-Reply-To: <3FCF8AED.9080301@daleco.biz>

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On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote:

> Dominick DiMantova wrote:
> 
> >Hello,
> >
> >My name is Dominick DiMantova and I have a question, or two:
> >
> >1. what is the difference  in either purchasing the media or downloading
> >the software? If I want to download the software, when I go to one of the
> >ftp sites, I'm looking at the ste with alot of folders; how do I know what
> >I need to download? 
> >  
> >
> 
> Before committing too much time and energy, grab the
> FBSD handbook and read a few chapters.
> 
> 
>   ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/handbook
>   (english version, multiple formats)
> 
> If you are thinking of downloading a CD, then you're looking
> for an "ISO image" file.  IIRC, there are some folders or links to
> folders fairly clearly marked according to system architecture;
> for Intel (PC compatible) machines, look for "i386".  After that,
> the catch would be, "do I want 4.x, or 5.x" and, after that's
> decided, there are a couple of other options such as
> "the MINI ISO", the "standard ISO", etc.
> 
> 
>   ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386
> 
All I need to do is burn the iso images to my CD's and I've got the
entgire freebsd unix o/s? After that, is it going to be quite a process to
install the software, or am I better off spending 60 bucks and get the
CD's from a retailer? 
> My preferred method of installing FBSD is stated on the freebsd.org
> home page.  "You need 2 freshly formatted floppies and these 
> instructions...."
> 
> >
> >2. Is X Windows a separate product or does it come bundled with freebsd?
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> A seperate product.  If you create a FBSD box via the Internet,
> some additional bandwidth/time will be necessary to add
> X to the system.  If you buy a FBSD CD set, you should have
> sufficient materials on those CD's to create a working FBSD+
> X Windows system without much 'Net connectivity.
> 
> >Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Dominick DiMantova
> >  
> >
> HTH,
> 
> Kevin Kinsey
> DaleCo, S.P.
> 
> 



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