Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 22:34:24 -0500 (CDT) From: David Vondrasek <david@stumbleinn.dyn.ml.org> To: The Tempter <tempter@satexas.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installation questions... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9809072229140.303-100000@stumbleinn.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <002c01bddad4$0b19bd00$453247cf@oemcomputer>
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On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, The Tempter wrote: > if i were to order FreeBSD on CD, would it be easier to install than that damn Slackware ? I bought slackware a year or two ago, and installed it at home, and it took forever to get the system and xwin up and running, and it came with a 800page book. > > Is FreeBSD easier ? Well I tried to install Slackware once. After 3 tries and 2 days i still didn't see a command prompt. I admit I'm not unix guru, I have posted several *newbie* questions to this list. ( And try to answer a few in return). But I had FreeBSD installed by FLOPPY over the NET via a 28.8 dial up the 1st time in 6 hours, most was download time. I had X running the next day. I've installed a few more times and can install via ftp and have X running all in about 6 hours. Done it once with a set of CD's I borrowed and had it running in 2 hours. Give it a shoot. Make sure you have all your information ready you will need. I'd just print out the FREEBSD HANDBOOK pages on installing and follow the easy directions. > Why ? See above :) Good luck ! -- David L. Vondrasek dlv@watertower.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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