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  1. June 27th, 2002, 08:12 PM #1
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    Question about FreeBSD.

    How many CD's does FreeBSD have? I went to there FTP site and downloaded all of 4.6 and it has 5 CD's. I tried asking the people in IRC but it seems like they are ignoring my questions.
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  2. June 27th, 2002, 08:30 PM #2
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    There are five, you only need the first two, unless you install the ports. That's really bad grammar but I'm feeling lazy today.
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  3. June 27th, 2002, 08:32 PM #3
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    I believe a single install of FreeBSD is one CD, but don't quote me on that!
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  4. June 27th, 2002, 08:36 PM #4
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    Originally posted here by KorpDeath
    There are five, you only need the first two, unless you install the ports. That's really bad grammar but I'm feeling lazy today.
    what do you mean by ports?
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  6. June 27th, 2002, 08:38 PM #5
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    Originally posted here by halbotj
    I believe a single install of FreeBSD is one CD, but don't quote me on that!
    Sorry I quoted you, but you are right if you don't install any extra packages. If it's just the OS, then yeah, the first CD would do.

    Casper - ports are for development of the FreeBSD kernel and such. Don't know much more because I'm not a programmer by any stretch of the imagination.
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  7. June 27th, 2002, 08:45 PM #6
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    thanks all who helped me.
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  8. June 27th, 2002, 08:55 PM #7
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    Get the freebsd 4.6 mini-iso. Its pretty small weighing in at a mere 180mb.
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  9. June 27th, 2002, 08:59 PM #8
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    i already downloaded all 5 cds. i was just curious at why there are some many.
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