Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 23:40:16 -0500 From: Lucas Bergman <iceberg@pobox.com> To: "Warren L. Simmons" <Pulm044@uabdpo.dpo.uab.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Downloading a distribution Message-ID: <20000904234016.B16839@comp04.prc.uic.edu> In-Reply-To: <20000904044118.CF92837B43C@hub.freebsd.org>; from Pulm044@uabdpo.dpo.uab.edu on Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 09:41:18PM -0700 References: <20000904044118.CF92837B43C@hub.freebsd.org>
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> I don't understand how to doanload a FreeBSD distribution. Is there > a single file that I can click on to start the save process for the > whole distribution or must I download hundreds of different files > from the ftp sites. If you have a CD-R(W), you may download a single file from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/ and burn this onto a CD. (Your CD burning software should have some option regarding burning a pre-built image file onto a disk.) This will produce a CD equivalent to the first CD from the set you can buy from freebsdmall.com. If you don't have a CD-R(W), you have to download the entire contents of a directory such as ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.1-RELEASE/ Then you can install from a DOS partition, if you like. This is spelled out in the documentation at freebsd.org; this method works fine... it's how I first installed FreeBSD 2.2.6. To download the entire contents of this directory tree, I would advise you to get a decent FTP client, rather than trying to select all the files individually from, say, a web browser. Check the usual freeware sites and you should find something. Also, I understand that it's advisable to use a mirror site. You can find a list of them at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html <advocacy> If you like FreeBSD, I'd advise you to just buy a CD and save yourself the bandwidth/trouble. It's reasonably priced, and it helps support a very worthwhile project. I personally am a poor graduate student, and I can still afford a subscription. :) </advocacy> Regards, Lucas -- S. Lucas Bergman Northwestern University Mathematics Department PGP Public Key (0xC0C73619): http://pobox.com/~iceberg/pgpkey.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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