Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 19:43:07 -0600 From: "Aaron P. Martinez" <ml@proficuous.com> To: Bsd B <freebsd04@yahoo.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: linux_base-8 mystery Message-ID: <1099446187.29957.1.camel@aaron.proficuous.com> In-Reply-To: <20041103013251.14546.qmail@web54007.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20041103013251.14546.qmail@web54007.mail.yahoo.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, 2004-11-02 at 19:32, Bsd B wrote: > Hi, > I have a question that has really stumped me. I have > searched far and wide and have found no literature on > it. > My question - Why can't i install linux_base-8 from > packages? > > I am running linux_base-7.1_7 on FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE > and wish to upgrade to linux_base-8. As root I type > "pkg_add -r linux_base-8" and get the following > > Error: FTP Unable to get > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.10-release/Latest/linux_base-8.tgz: > File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) > pkg_add: unable to fetch > 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.10-release/Latest/linux_base-8.tgz' > by URL > > It installs perfectly from ports, but why not from > packages? I am puzzled. Does any one know why or can > point me to some reference or literature explaining > this mystery? I'm VERY new to freebsd, but as i understand things, all packages are ports, but not all ports are packages (unless you build it yourself of course) > Cheers > Bob Aaron [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBBiDeptH3TYoQAtawRAoFgAJ9B5ikaSDosQGgLf1uGhFgRm4Wl0ACgtFYS WqH1DzhXzuh2UqWyAHmHqhc= =0JEt -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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