Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:39:12 -0400 From: Joshua Lee <yid@softhome.net> To: freebsd-reply@akruijff.dds.nl Cc: freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl, Lenderman22@aol.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how to get FreeBSD [was: help!] Message-ID: <20020626083912.3a03e393.yid@softhome.net> In-Reply-To: <1801994628.20020626121836@dds.nl> References: <f8.1d74ae87.2a4abc97@aol.com> <1801994628.20020626121836@dds.nl>
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On Wed, 26 Jun 2002 12:18:36 +0200 Alex <freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl> wrote: > You can install FreeBSD in different ways. One is online install. You > need to have a connection before you install. So you probably wan't > to download the cd before you install. > > You can download this with ftp from ftp.freebsd.org (login anonymous) > then go to the directory: /pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/4.6/ and > download either disc1.iso. If you want to limit the donwload you could > try mini.iso, but you miss out on a lot of stuf. (Sorry for the duplicate message, I didn't hit reply-all). If you're not a Unix neewbie get the mini-iso if you're on dialup. Then get X Windows and other goodies via the ports collection. Downloading 600 megabyte ISOs via dialup is a long and error-prone process. > Another option is to buy the cd. I looked around for a wail but i > didn't find the site where you can buy these. bsdmall sells them. CompUSA is also a good place for them, they were selling FreeBSD Power Pack for half price ($50) last time I checked. (The base CD set, plus tools CDs and a manual.) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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