From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Sep 19 09:14:34 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id JAA21515 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 09:14:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from horton.iaces.com (proot@horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA21500 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 09:14:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id LAA05066; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 11:14:13 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199709191614.LAA05066@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: Installing packages from DOS slice To: veith@bigfoot.com Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 11:14:13 -0500 (CDT) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <342281AC.BFC@bigfoot.com> from Stefan at "Sep 19, 97 03:44:15 pm" X-Organization: !nterprise Networking Services - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In a previous message, Stefan said: > Hi, > > I do not know if this question is a FAQ but I did not find it anywhere: > How can I install the packages (like fvwm, emacs, ...) from the FreeBSD > CD via DOS slice to FreeBSD (do not tell me I can use my CD-ROM under > FreeBSD as well, no one of you could help me :-( )? When I just copy the > tar balls and the "index"-file to a directory called > "\freebsd\packages", the installation programme tells me that there is > no index file. All you need to do is copy the tar balls (*.tgz) that you want to the DOS slice, then boot freebsd, and copy them to freebsd and do a pkg_add filename.tgz. The only problem is the 8.3 limit on DOS might change the name of the file. Be sure it ends in tgz. Sorry to here about the CD-Rom. I would offer to help, but I use SCSI and so don't run into strange problems. -- Don't give me no Buick. Son, you must take my word. If there's a God up in Heaven, he drives a Silver Thunderbird.