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From: ecrampto@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Eric S. Crampton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: FreeBSD 2.0
Date: 23 Sep 1994 21:44:02 -0400
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA
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I've read the FAQ's on FreeBSD, but being new to FreeBSD and relatively new
to UNIX, I'm still a little baffled.

- Is FreeBSD 2.0 the current release version? The absolute latest full
release?

- I have DOS on this machine now. In the process of putting on FreeBSD, I
understand that I boot from a floppy to get things installed from there. Are
there some exact docs that tell me what to do? Is FreeBSD really hard to
install? <grin>

- What window managers are available? Feeble?

- Is there a list that denotes ALL the archives I should get for a full
FreeBSD installation?

If this information is in a FAQ that I have missed, please direct me to
where I can get it and all the other files necessary for an installation.

Please reply via e-mail, too, thanks!

ecrampto@csugrad.cs.vt.edu