Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:56:34 +0200 From: cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> To: Andrew Gould <andrewgould@yahoo.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: If cvsup's a no-go, will copying work? Message-ID: <468C33B2.106@cordula.ws> In-Reply-To: <253689.59522.qm@web35313.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <253689.59522.qm@web35313.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Andrew Gould wrote: > I received permission to install a *nix at work. I installed FreeBSD 6.2; but I am unable to cvsup successfully. I've tried the various modes. I've even tried nesting it in a Python script that tries to get authorization through a proxy -- it didn't help, but was worth a try. > > I really, really, really want to get past the xorg 7* issue before I have a lot of applications installed. > > If a computer at home is up-to-date, can I: > > 1. Delete /usr/src/*, /usr/ports/* and /usr/doc/* from the work computer; and > > 2. copy the /usr/src/*, /usr/ports/* and /usr/doc/* from the home computer? > > Is it as simple as that? > On more thing. I usually csup /usr/src, /usr/ports and /usr/doc on one machine, and then rsync those directories to a lot of other machines on an internal network. Works like a charm, and conserves bandwidth too. > Thanks, > > Andrew > cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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