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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!howland.erols.net!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!207.76.204.12!news.whistle.com!usenet From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD Date: Sun, 01 Dec 1996 23:57:39 -0800 Organization: Whistle Communications Lines: 22 Message-ID: <32A28BF3.63DECDAD@whistle.com> References: <01bbdff1$cc52a020$6e69f0c6@nathanwidmyer.freedomnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: s205m22.whistle.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2-CURRENT i386) To: Nathan Widmyer <nathanwidmyer@freedomnet.com> Nathan Widmyer wrote: > > I want to install FreeBSD and I have access to versions 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.2, > and some others. I have some experience with Slackware Linux, and I was > wondering if I am supposed to download from the ftp server > "ftp.cdrom.com/.16/FreeBSD/2.1.6-RELEASE/bin" directory or where I am > supposed to download from to get as much of FreeBSD as I can. If its alot > can anyone tell me what to download for each part of FreeBSD. I am aiming > to download from version 2.1.6. If there is a reason why I should change > versions, please tell me. Thanks don't do it by hand.. copy the boot floppy and let IT do the transfer for you.. (over enet, ppp, slip, cdrom, tape , dos partition, etc.etc.) it will automatically unpack the stuff correctly too. each release has it's own boot.flp > -- > "We are the rats in the holes of the world."