Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 02:03:36 -0700 From: charon@freethought.org To: Rob <merc@pathwaynet.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: downloading FreeBSD Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990808020336.00a4e100@mail> In-Reply-To: <37AD39DD.E7FAB3A8@pathwaynet.com>
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At 01:03 AM 8/8/99 -0700, Rob wrote: >I've looked over your site, your FTP, and ftp.cdrom.com, and I'm having >a little trouble with what exactly I should be downloading here. > >What directory should I go to if I want to download FreeBSD, I have a 6 >hour time limit on my ISP, I get disconnected, so I don't think the FTP >installation is for me. http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/x620.html has a bit of information... I don't know why this question isn't answered right away on the installationweb page. Basically, you just need /bin to get a system running, but you'll probably want to look into downloading /manpages, /compat* (for compatability with other versions of FreeBSD), some of the /src files so you can make a custom kernel (ssys* I believe, someone yell if that's wrong), /ports so you can use the great ports system for intalling programs, and /floppies so you can make the boot floppies. Best of luck! -Charon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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