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The sun3-specific portion of the NetBSD _VER release is found in the
"sun3" subdirectory of the distribution.  That subdirectory is laid
out as follows:

.../NetBSD-_VER/sun3/
	INSTALL			Installation notes; this file.

	installation/
		miniroot/	sun3 miniroot image
		netboot/	sun3 network boot support
		tapeimage/	sun3 boot tape support

	binary/
		kernel/		sun3 kernels
		sets/		sun3 binary distribution sets
		security/	sun3 security distribution

Detailed content description by directory:

.../sun3/installation/

Contains all the files needed to install NetBSD/sun3 onto a
completely "bare" sun3 using either boot from tape or boot
from the network.  See the section "Getting the NetBSD System
onto Useful Media" for instructions on either method.

.../sun3/installation/miniroot/

	miniroot.gz	A gzipped copy of the miniroot filesystem.
			This image is to be un-gzipped and copied
			into the swap area of a disk.

.../sun3/installation/netboot/

	netboot		A copy of the network boot program.
			This is useful if you are installing
			a diskless NetBSD/sun3 system.

.../sun3/installation/tapeboot/

	MakeBootTape	A script for creating the boot tape.

	MakeInstTape	A script for creating the install tape.

	tapeboot	A copy of the tape boot program, used
			as the first segment of a boot tape.

.../sun3/binary/kernel/

	netbsd-rd.gz	A gzipped copy of the "RAMDISK kernel"
			for installing the miniroot filesystem.

	netbsd-gen.gz	A gzipped GENERIC kernel (for upgrade)

 .../sun3/binary/sets/

The NetBSD/sun3 binary distribution sets contain the binaries which
comprise the NetBSD _VER release for the sun3.  There are seven binary
distribution sets and the "security" distribution set.  The binary
distribution sets can be found in the "sun3/binary/sets" subdirectory
of the NetBSD _VER distribution tree, and are as follows:


	base	The NetBSD/sun3 _VER base binary distribution.  You
		MUST install this distribution set.  It contains the
		base NetBSD utilities that are necessary for the
		system to run and be minimally functional.  It
		includes shared library support, and excludes
		everything described below.
		[ 8M gzipped, 22M uncompressed ]

	comp	The NetBSD/sun3 Compiler tools.  All of the tools
		relating to C, C++, and FORTRAN (yes, there are two!).
		This set includes the system include files
		(/usr/include), the linker, the compiler tool chain,
		and the various system libraries (except the shared
		libraries, which are included as part of the base
		set).  This set also includes the manual pages for all
		of the utilities it contains, as well as the system
		call and library manual pages.
		[ 5M gzipped, 18M uncompressed ]

	etc	This distribution set contains the system configuration
		files that reside in /etc and in several other places.
		This set MUST be installed if you are installing the
		system from scratch, but should NOT be used if you are
		upgrading.  (If you are upgrading, it's recommended that
		you get a copy of this set and CAREFULLY upgrade your
		configuration files by hand.)
		[ 70K gzipped, 360K uncompressed ]

	games	This set includes the games and their manual pages.
		[ 3M gzipped, 7M uncompressed ]

	man	This set includes all of the manual pages for the
		binaries and other software contained in the base set.
		Note that it does not include any of the manual pages
		that are included in the other sets.
		[ 1M gzipped, 4M uncompressed ]

	misc	This set includes the system dictionaries (which are
		rather large), the typesettable document set, and
		man pages for other architectures which happen to be
		installed from the source tree by default.
		[ 2M gzipped, 7M uncompressed ]

	text	This set includes NetBSD's text processing tools,
		including groff, all related programs, and their
		manual pages.
		[ 1M gzipped, 3M uncompressed ]

.../sun3/binary/security/

The sun3 security distribution set is named "secr" and can be
found in the "sun3/binary/security" subdirectory of the NetBSD
_VER distribution tree.  It contains security related binaries
which depend on cryptographic source code. You do not need this
distribution set to use encrypted passwords in your password
file; the "base" distribution includes a crypt library which can
perform only the decryption function.  The security distribution
includes a version of the Kerberos IV network security system,
and a Kerberized version of the "telnet" program.  The "secr"
distribution set can be found only on those sites which carry
the complete NetBSD distribution and which can legally obtain
it.  (Remember, because of United States law, it may not be
legal to distribute this set to locations outside of the United
States and Canada.)
	[ 128K gzipped, 275K uncompressed ]

The sun3 binary distribution sets are distributed as gzipped tar files
named with the extension ".tgz", e.g. "base.tgz".  Each sun3 binary
distribution set also has its own checksum files, just as the source
distribution sets do.

The instructions given for extracting the source sets work equally
well for the binary sets, but it is worth noting that if you use that
method, the files are extracted "below" the current directory.  That
is, if you want to extract the binaries "into" your system, i.e.
replace the system binaries with them, you have to run the commands:

	cd /
	tar --unlink -zxvpf set.tar.gz

Note that the "--unlink" flags is very important!  If you upgrade or
install this way, those programs that you are using at the time will
NOT be replaced unless you run "tar" with the "--unlink" option.  If
you follow the normal installation or upgrade procedures, this will be
taken care of for you.