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From: rlee11@ix.netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Having Problems Installing From DOS partition.
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 22:43:13 GMT
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Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> wrote:

Dear Ken,
Thanks, I'll take a look!
I'll probably have more questions as I dive in the world of freeBSD.
Rick

>No real problem, and you don't need to do that. Start with the various 
>packages available in the distribution and use pkg_add. I also suggest 
>you read the FAQ and the Handbook about the various partas of FreeBSD, 
>and especially look at the Index in the packages directory of the ftp 
>site where you picked up the files. This will tell you something about 
>what each package is.

>That's only for configuration and such -- not for major new additions.

>Make sure all of your local machines are defined in /etc/hosts, and 
>comment out the bind line in /etc/host.conf. I'm sure there's more that I 
>didn't think of, but this should get you started.

>Ken