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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Help!
Date: 28 Sep 1996 18:13:57 GMT
Organization: Private BSD site, Dresden
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To: gribnif@xmission.com

Jason Morrow <gribnif@xmission.com> wrote:

> I want to switch from Linux to FreeBSD.  I've already got the computer
> partitioned and linux removed.  But, I want to download FreeBSD and set
> it up.  On FTP.FreeBSD.ORG, what directory structure should I download?
> /pub/FreeBSD/2.1.5-RELEASE, or what?

You're connected to the Internet?  Download the floppies/boot.flp
only, the installation program will fetch the rest directly across the
net.

> I want to be able to install the
> entire thing.  Please reply to gribnif@xmission.com.  Thanks.

(Mailed and posted.)
-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)