From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 5 06:37:04 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85EE016A4DD for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:37:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (agora.rdrop.com [199.26.172.34]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A86D43D45 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:37:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (66@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.12.7) with ESMTP id k856aqat025199 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 4 Sep 2006 23:36:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.12.9/Submit) with UUCP id k856aqSS025198; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 23:36:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: by pluto.rain.com (4.1/SMI-4.1-pluto-M2060407) id AA21347; Mon, 4 Sep 06 23:24:57 PDT Date: Mon, 4 Sep 06 23:24:57 PDT From: perryh@pluto.rain.com (Perry Hutchison) Message-Id: <10609050624.AA21347@pluto.rain.com> To: duncan.fbsd@gmail.com References: <10609040708.AA17675@pluto.rain.com> <44FC9696.901@locolomo.org> <10609042328.AA20234@pluto.rain.com> <200609042148.30179.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200609042148.30179.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Word processor for 6.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:37:04 -0000 > > > If you installed programs from packages when you installed the > > > system, you may get problems with version conflicts installing > > > from an updated ports collection - this happens usually when the > > > last release is getting old. In that case, maybe you should clean > > > out the system, deinstall all packages, update ports and start > > > again. This takes time .... but given that 6.2 is coming up. > > > > It would also thoroughly defeat the purpose of installing from CD! > > Not hardly. It doesn't even come close to it. There's likely more involved than is immediately apparent, but my take on it is that, out of a 4-CD set, I'd be using only a small portion of the first -- and none of the others -- if I backed out to what sounds like a minimal install and then built everything from online Ports. I was planning to install a STABLE release and stay with it, as mentioned on http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/version-guide/decision-points.html rather than get on the cvsup treadmill. ... > I would also like to point out that when you ask for help on > questions@ and someone asks you a question, if you have the > information it should be given, even if it was already posted on > another list. I'm pretty sure that most of us don't follow all > of the possible lists. So, even if I did follow the gnome list, > if you said something is already posted there, that's too bad, > I'm not about to do a lot of extra work trying to help you out. > That's time I can put to better use working on my own equipment, > or helping someone who will work with me to help them. My intent was to avoid cluttering the questions@ archives with a rather large post that would add very little value, being a duplicate of one that is already in another list's archives: http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?10609020201.AA11586 Sorry if this was not clear.