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Welcome to the latest 3.0 SNAPSHOT release of /- _ `-/ '
FreeBSD. This is the latest in an ongoing series (/\/ \ \ /\
of code snapshots provided as a service to the / / | ` \
FreeBSD development community. O O ) / |
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and should be sent to one of the approp- <----' `--' `.__,' \
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Most files here are also in the Documentation
Menu of the boot floppy
ROAD MAP:
README.TXT This file
ABOUT.TXT All about FreeBSD, including contact information
RELNOTES.TXT Release Notes - what's new & different in this
release
LAYOUT.TXT Information about the layout of the release
directory. If you are installing from floppies,
it is especially important that you
*read this section!*
ERRATA.TXT Any late-breaking errata information for this
release. On FTP sites, this file may be frequently
updated so it's a good idea to check it first
(the master copy is always on ftp.freebsd.org)
before reporting problems
HARDWARE.TXT Information about the configuration of the
GENERIC kernel and supported hardware
INSTALL.TXT How to make a new installation of FreeBSD
on your PC using the data you see here
UPGRADE.TXT How to upgrade an existing FreeBSD
installation
TROUBLE.TXT Troubleshooting information
o For new installation instructions, see the INSTALL.TXT
and HARDWARE.TXT files.
o If you are upgrading from a previous FreeBSD version,
please take a look at UPGRADE.TXT.
o It is also important to check the ERRATA.TXT file for any
late-breaking issues with this release. This file contains
the latest information on upgrade, security or other problems
which an administrator should be aware of.
o Information regarding problems which arise after the CD
is printed can be found at:
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.6-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT
For the most up-to-date software along the RELENG_2_2 branch
(also known as -Stable) which is now proceeding onwards toward
the release of FreeBSD 2.2.7, please install from:
ftp://releng22.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/
Or for the latest 3.0-Current (HEAD branch) snapshot releases,
please install from:
ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD
If you plan to run either -Stable or -Current you MUST be
subscribed to the appropriate mailing list, either
freebsd-stable or freebsd-current. For information on
subscribing to either list (or both), send an e-mail to
majordomo@freebsd.org with the following in the body, not
the subject of the letter as appropriate:
subscribe freebsd-stable
subscribe freebsd-current
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We hope you enjoy using FreeBSD as much as we enjoyed
creating it. :)
