Re: 4.9 minimal install

2004-03-26 Thread lee slaughter
Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: lee slaughter wrote: from mini cd, just for educational purposes. this is known as the base distribution, right? only 123MB. what does one do next? /usr/ports isn't even there. there is no discussion in handbook. thanks. This has been discussed rather ex

Re: 4.9 minimal install

2004-03-26 Thread lee slaughter
Troy Settle wrote: ... Once installed, I grab the cvsup package (via FTP of course), which I use to get the ports collection and bring the box up to -STABLE. FWIW, once you've completed the minimal installation from the mini image, you can change your media from CDROM to FTP, and continue on

RE: 4.9 minimal install

2004-03-26 Thread Troy Settle
Not sure what you expect from a MINIMAL installation CD, but the ports collection is rather large, and doesn't quite fit the name. I've never seen an official description for the MINI ISO images, but typically, I find them most useful for installing new servers. They're a quick download and burn

Re: 4.9 minimal install

2004-03-25 Thread Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.
lee slaughter wrote: from mini cd, just for educational purposes. this is known as the base distribution, right? only 123MB. what does one do next? /usr/ports isn't even there. there is no discussion in handbook. thanks. This has been discussed rather extensively, on this list, over the past f