Linux Binary Compitability

2007-02-03 Thread Thomas Roberts
How important is it to include Linux binary compatibility when installing 6.2-RELEASE? I am guessing it is only needed if I want to use an application that was compiled by/for Linux, but I am new to FreeBSD so I will be using it mostly for: 1 - learning the system (i.e. what goes where, when and

Newbie Sempron/ISO question

2007-02-01 Thread Thomas Roberts
I need help deciding which ISO to install on my machine, which is a Compaq Presario SR1620NX. The FreeBSD/amd64 Project web page says the Sempron uses the AMD64 architecture so I installed the amd64 6.2-RELEASE ISO. Since I want to stay with STABLE I started reading on how to do it and am now con