Re: Installing via FTP

[jolan <jolan@enteract.com>]

okay. this is real tricky, so make sure to pay attention.

when you type "dmesg", you will get either "-current" or "-stable".

this is how you can tell.

good luck!

SHA1 ("- jolan luff -") = 6a84731de1d7d5b69c72ebf1a0b721393b358dcf

On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Richard P. Koett wrote:

> I recently did an install via FTP. After selecting a nearby
> FTP server from the list everything happened kind of
> automagically.
>
> The Upgrade Mini-FAQ (Section 1.2) refers to getting
> snapshots this way. The FAQ (Section 3.2) implies that
> I could get either a release or a snapshot.
>
> How can I tell whether what I grabbed was a release
> or a snapshot?