Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 21:26:44 -0700 From: "Dragon Knight" <dragonknight@dtgnet.com> To: "Ed Suchocki" <esuchocki@mediaone.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Frustrated with bsd Message-ID: <001c01be1c19$a918fda0$0101a8c0@death>
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>I know that many people are using Free Bsd in their systems. I'm curious how >these people have been able to figure where to start in using the system. I >was expecting to find some insight here on the web but there is none to be >found. How to download the software is as clear as mud. A person must be >completely familiar with FTP and Free BSD before attempting to download and >install it. If Free bsd is to get into the main stream there must be a >better way for people to get useful and clear information as to how to >install and download this system. The books that I have found are of no >great help either. This operating system is only good to those who already >know it! Hrmm... <in dos box> C:\>mkdir freebsd C:\>cd freebsd C:\freebsd>ftp ftp.cdrom.com Connected to wcarchive.cdrom.com. 220 wcarchive.cdrom.com FTP server (Version DG-3.1.24 Mon Oct 19 00:05:06 PDT 1998) ready. User (wcarchive.cdrom.com:(none)): ---put "anonymous" in here 331 Guest login ok, send your email address as password. Password: ---now put in your e-mail address <snip> 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. ftp> now type "cd .2/FreeBSD/2.2.7-RELEASE" then type "binary" then type "prompt" ftp> binary 200 Type set to I. ftp> prompt Interactive mode Off then type "mget *" This would get the ENTIRE 2.2.7-RELEASE of FreeBSD including the packages. It would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of a gigabyte or so. (i think). if you are on a modem get all the directories except the packages directory. Although it is easier to use Bullet Proof or CuteFTP than get it this way. > > If you know of any sites or books that discuss the features of FreeBSD and >have examples of how to use FTP to download it, I would appreciate the >information. > >I'm currently using MS Explorer 4.0 and I do not see any way of starting an >ftp file transfer (no reference in help). > >Frustrated in Chicago, > I ordered The Complete FreeBSD from Walnut Creek, read it 3 times or so, then read just about every text file i could find about installing and setting up FreeBSD and it installed from a DOS partition in less than 30 minutes and ran just peachily. It is quite easy to get the OS set up and learn the basics unless you are a complete idiot. In which case i suggest you order a RedHat linux CD. I hear the new version 5.2 is easier to install than ever. Samuel Greear To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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