From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 24 13:29:28 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dart.sr.se (dart.SR.SE [193.12.91.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80A3B1163C for ; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 13:25:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gunnar@pluto.sr.se) Received: from honken.sr.se ([134.25.128.27]) by dart.sr.se (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA20078; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 16:37:14 +0100 (MET) Received: from pluto.sr.se (pluto.SR.SE [134.25.193.91]) by honken.sr.se (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA07662; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 16:37:13 +0100 (MET) Received: (from gunnar@localhost) by pluto.sr.se (8.9.1/8.9.1) id QAA22698; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 16:37:13 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from gunnar) Message-ID: <19990224163713.A22672@sr.se> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 16:37:13 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt To: Sasha Egan Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Xwindows-3.3.3.1 Reply-To: flygt@sr.se References: <19990224101449.C22249@sr.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: ; from Sasha Egan on Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 08:19:36AM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 08:19:36AM -0700, Sasha Egan wrote: > > See that is the problem...this is a fresh install I haven't downloaded > Xfree86 yet and the packages that I am installing all require it...I ftp'd > to ftp.de.freebsd.org and ftp.freebsd.org and ftp.se.freebsd.org and even > europa.netdot.net and looked in the /pub/FreeBSD/3.1-RELEASE/distfiles > directory for the XFree86-3.3.3.1 package and didn't see it. > Since I didn't see it I guess that is why /stand/sysinstall didn't see it > either, hence couldn't install, hence the Warning...Warning package > required XFree86-3.3.3. could not be found. Installation aborted. XFree86 IS available on all FreeBSD ftp servers! It's in the same directory as all the other things related to an installation like 3.1-RELEASE/XF863331 or XF86332 (if it is ver 3.3.2) I see it here right in front of me logged in via ftp to ftp.freebsd.org > Blah... > Why isn't XFree86 being offered by the freebsd sites? > if it is where is it located? Irrelevant! > > > On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Gunnar Flygt wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 23, 1999 at 03:51:08PM -0700, Sasha Egan wrote: > > > > > > I was wondering what was going on with the ports. > > > I can't download Xwindows-3.3.3.1, everytime I try to use the ports > > > collection I get this warning that says dependant package requires > > > xwindows3.3.3.1 not found...I have tried every mirror and main site that I > > > can think of...do you know what is going on? > > > > If you've already got X installed on your system, just mkdir > > /var/db/pkg/XFree86-3.3.3.1 or make a symlink from the installed > > X-directory in /var/db/pkg to the version you need. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > > GCM/CS/CC/GO d--- s: a--- C+++(++++) ULB+++(++++) P+ L++(+++) E--- W+(++) N+ O > > > K---- W---- O M-- V PS! PE! Y++ PGP++(+++) t++:+++> 5++ X++@ R+@ tv++ b++:+++> DDI+++ D++ G++:+++> e:+> h*:++@ r- !y+ > > > -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > > www.geekcode.com > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- > > > Version: 2.6.2 > > > > > > mQCNAzax9AIAAAEEAL2FpK3xGC8TNjbro3EtPrhbJ7rKhD6URVylSWF0DcQKTj/D > > > LLAQP7mMnLze2u7ye6by91Lvc/qW18Sp9Ac/WLr62KH6UW1hSKTHQ5UJoXl6g0p+ > > > QcybQPsHnQJPNlLm12wpmAk8VLAj2hhclFmXABdHiLjPzMMqF6bA/aKHkbcNAAUR > > > tBh3aWxkY2FyZEBiZWxlbi5rMTIubm0udXM= > > > =doSL > > > -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- > > > > > > This is the way the world ends > > > This is the way the world ends > > > This is the way the world ends > > > Not with a Bang, but with a whimper. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > > __o > > regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_ > > email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_) > > > -- __o regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_ email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message