Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 17:51:51 +0800 From: Xin LI <delphij@frontfree.net> To: Rob VanDoorne <rob@dproimpact.com> Cc: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Which version of FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20041109095151.GA2895@frontfree.net> In-Reply-To: <000c01c4c63c$ce69bcb0$0100a8c0@RVD56> References: <000c01c4c63c$ce69bcb0$0100a8c0@RVD56>
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--h31gzZEtNLTqOjlF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 04:16:32AM -0500, Rob VanDoorne wrote: > I am considering using either my old Compaq (200mhz, Pent 2) or my old > Gateway PC (200mhz, Pent 2) computer to use FreeBSD on. Which version is = the > correct and most stable one to install? I personally suggest that you stick with FreeBSD 4.x, maybe 4.10-RELEASE, because it would be a nightmare for you to compile the whole system, as 5-STABLE comes with many compiler improvements that needs more CPU time. However, if you want new networking features like pf, etc., then it is more suitable for you to use 5.3-RELEASE or 5-STABLE. I have three boxes with Pentium II-233 CPU, 64MB RAM running FreeBSD 5.x for more than 1 year. Be sure to use UFS1 when you set up the system, as you may not need UFS2 features and UFS1 may save you some disk space on relatively old systems. Cheers, --=20 Xin LI <delphij frontfree net> http://www.delphij.net/ See complete headers for GPG key and other information. --h31gzZEtNLTqOjlF Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBkJM3/cVsHxFZiIoRApHPAJ4hF7I9jDIzqx/dN7dIzKPIPsYUcACfWFR1 /eCcty0dCVpi3xXEhD1nC64= =5ET2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --h31gzZEtNLTqOjlF--
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