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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!newshost.marcam.com!news.mathworks.com!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!svc.portal.com!news1.best.com!idiom.com!idiom.com!not-for-mail From: muir@idiom.com (David Muir Sharnoff) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: installing des after building system Date: 16 Aug 1995 11:00:17 -0700 Organization: Idiom Consulting Lines: 28 Message-ID: <40tbnh$8j4@idiom.com> References: <bluewiz.7.007CF54E@cts.com> Keywords: des install distribution To install des, grab the des distribution ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/FreeBSD/2.0.5-RELEASE/des.aa And then untar it. You must use the --unlink option to tar to get it to work right. Since this tar replaces /sbin/init, you might want to make a copy first. tar -z -p -x -v --unlink -f des.aa -Dave In article <bluewiz.7.007CF54E@cts.com>, Bob and/or Perry Mack <bluewiz@cts.com> wrote: >I've had my FreeBSD 2.0.5 system up for a little bit now, and >I want to add the des distribution -- how do I do this ? > >Pointers to appropriate resources (FAQ, handbook, etc.) appreciated. > >Thanks in advance, > >Bob Mack > >bluewiz@cts.com