Obtaining the unix o/s

[HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER]

> 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:
>
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>
>>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
>>
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>>
>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...."
>>
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>>
>>>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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