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Subject: Re: Freebsd 5 CD 2
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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
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> 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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