Archiver packages on FreeBSD CD 1

[Adam Weinberger]

>> (12.20.2003 @ 1830 PST): Stephen Hurd said, in 1.6K: <<
> Hrm... afaik, the install CDs aren't designed to allow you to interact with
> anyone except (possibly) users.  If you are going to be interacting with
> windows on a regular basis, odds are that you're going to have an internet
> connection... which... if you do, you can add these packages via sysinstall
> or simply 
> pkg_add -r unzip
> pkg_add -r unrar
> pkg_add -r unace
> 
> The install CDs (again, my personal opinion) are there only to get you a
> system that you can use... not one that does everything you need
> (They don't include PostgreSQL!)
>> end of "Re: Archiver packages on FreeBSD CD 1" from Stephen Hurd <<

I think it's prudent to look at CD 1 in a different way. CD 1 is what is
necessary to get the majority of users up and running so that they can
boot into their preferred flavour of FreeBSD, from which they can
install any package they'd like.

IOW, having unrar on CD 1 isn't a necessity, but having the most common
windowmanagers is. A number of users would be more or less screwed if
KDE or GNOME utilities weren't available to them as soon as they started
up their newly installed system, but one can perfectly well wait until a
new system is booted, swap out CDs, and then install archiving
applications.

# Adam


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