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Date:      Mon, 12 May 2003 18:40:10 -0400
From:      mj001 <mj001@rogers.com>
To:        Murali Menon <yenyumyum@fastmail.fm>
Cc:        freebsd newbies list <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Freebsd 5 CD 2
Message-ID:  <3EC022CA.8070003@rogers.com>
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Murali Menon wrote:
> I am a normal desktop user ( not a IT professional) new to BSD but have
> little experience using a linux desktop. 
> Just a stupid question I have- Ive just installed FreeBSD 5 on my
> system. I was given 2 cds - my complete install got over in a single cd
> & i picked a full install ie all distributions - CD 2 does not have any
> packages. So whats CD2 for & how can I use it?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Murali Menon
> 
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It contains a complete live filesystem.  You can use it to
help repair broken systems, as it has a complete set of
all the system binaries, and a generic kernel, and much more.

Do a 'mount /cdrom' with the second CD, and browse through it.

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likely to get replies there.




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