Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 16:59:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Dima Dorfman <dima@zwb.net> To: frankg@idfw.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Apache Web Server Message-ID: <199805182059.QAA15107@nwalme.pair.com> In-Reply-To: <001901bd824a$9d9636a0$0200a8c0@fast1.dfw.com> from Frank Griffith at "May 18, 98 05:49:20 am"
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> I have FreeBSD 2.2.6 running on a Pentium 75 system with 32 > Meg RAM. I am still a newbie to FreeBSD and need a little extra > assistance with loading Apache Web Server. I am downloading the > files apache_1.3b6.tar.Z, and apache_1.3b6.tar.gz from 'ftp.apache.org'. http://www.apache.org/dist/ > > In addition I found the FreeBSD 2.2 related copies under the ./binaries > folder and thought better get these also just in case. These two files are: > > apache_1.2.5-i386-whatever-freebsd-2.2.tar.Z > apache_1.2.5-i386-whatever-freebsd-2.2.tar.gz > Dunno what these are > It's obvious one is the beta version 1.3.6 and the other the release version > 1.2.5. So, can someone tell me, in very simple, newbie terms now, how I > go about using these files to setup my FreeBSD box as an Apache server? 1.1.5 is old. Try 1.2.6: http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.2.6.tar.Z > > I was actually looking for files with only the .tar extension. What is the .Z on > the end of the files mean? What's the difference between *.tar, *.tar.Z and *.tar.gz? > Why do I ask so many newbie questions? Because I'm still a newbie! Thanks in > advance for any help offered. .Z is 'compress' man compress DON'T SEND HTML TO THE LIST [text/html is unsupported, treating like TEXT/PLAIN] > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> > <HTML> > <HEAD> > > <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type> > <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=GENERATOR> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> > <DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I have FreeBSD 2.2.6 running on a Pentium 75 > system with 32 </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Meg RAM. I am still a newbie to FreeBSD and need > a little extra </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>assistance with loading Apache Web Server. I am > downloading the </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>files apache_1.3b6.tar.Z, and > apache_1.3b6.tar.gz from 'ftp.apache.org'. </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2>In addition I found the FreeBSD 2.2 related copies under the > ./binaries </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2>folder </FONT><FONT size=2>and thought better get these also > just in case. These two files are:</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2> > apache_1.2.5-i386-whatever-freebsd-2.2.tar.Z</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2> > <DIV><FONT size=2> > apache_1.2.5-i386-whatever-freebsd-2.2.tar.gz</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2>It's obvious one is the beta version 1.3.6 and the other the > release version </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2>1.2.5. So, can someone tell me, in very simple, newbie terms > now, how I </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2>go about using these files to setup my FreeBSD box as an > Apache server?</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2>I was actually looking for files with only the .tar extension. > What is the .Z on </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2>the end of the files mean? What's the difference between > *.tar, *.tar.Z and *.tar.gz?</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2>Why do I ask so many newbie questions? Because I'm still a > newbie! Thanks in </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=2>advance for any help > offered.</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> -- Dima Dorfman (dima@zwb.net) "640k ought to be enough for anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981 Micro$oft Sucks! FreeBSD Rules! http://www.freebsd.org/ Finger dima@zwb.net for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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