Obtaining the unix o/s
HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER
christopher.hollow at cgi.com
Thu Dec 4 12:27:26 PST 2003
> All I need to do is burn the iso images to my CD's and I've got the
> entgire freebsd unix o/s?
Yes. The whole show. Including the current packages/ports collection.
> After that, is it going to be quite a process to
> install the software, or am I better off spending 60 bucks and get the
> CD's from a retailer?
The installaion process is the same whether you download and burn the .iso as if you buy the retail CD. Either way, expect it to be "quite a porcess." =) The retail box ships with CDs, documentation and some sweet packaging. The online Handbook http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ is a dynamite reference and should be ample to get you up and running. But...being the good BSD user that you are, you can sleep well at night knowing that a portion of the proceeds of your retail FreeBSD purchase ended up in the coffers of the development team.
Chris
Dominick DiMantova wrote:
>On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote:
>
>
>
>>Dominick DiMantova wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>My name is Dominick DiMantova and I have a question, or two:
>>>
>>>1. what is the difference in either purchasing the media or downloading
>>>the software? If I want to download the software, when I go to one of the
>>>ftp sites, I'm looking at the ste with alot of folders; how do I know what
>>>I need to download?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Before committing too much time and energy, grab the
>>FBSD handbook and read a few chapters.
>>
>>
>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/handbook
>> (english version, multiple formats)
>>
>>If you are thinking of downloading a CD, then you're looking
>>for an "ISO image" file. IIRC, there are some folders or links to
>>folders fairly clearly marked according to system architecture;
>>for Intel (PC compatible) machines, look for "i386". After that,
>>the catch would be, "do I want 4.x, or 5.x" and, after that's
>>decided, there are a couple of other options such as
>>"the MINI ISO", the "standard ISO", etc.
>>
>>
>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386
>>
>>
>>
>All I need to do is burn the iso images to my CD's and I've got the
>entgire freebsd unix o/s? After that, is it going to be quite a process to
>install the software, or am I better off spending 60 bucks and get the
>CD's from a retailer?
>
>
>>My preferred method of installing FBSD is stated on the freebsd.org
>>home page. "You need 2 freshly formatted floppies and these
>>instructions...."
>>
>>
>>
>>>2. Is X Windows a separate product or does it come bundled with freebsd?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>A seperate product. If you create a FBSD box via the Internet,
>>some additional bandwidth/time will be necessary to add
>>X to the system. If you buy a FBSD CD set, you should have
>>sufficient materials on those CD's to create a working FBSD+
>>X Windows system without much 'Net connectivity.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Sincerely,
>>>
>>>Dominick DiMantova
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>HTH,
>>
>>Kevin Kinsey
>>DaleCo, S.P.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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