From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 8 6:16:21 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sage-american.com (sage-american.com [216.122.141.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1B4037B425 for ; Tue, 8 Jan 2002 06:16:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from SAGEONE (adsl-64-219-30-200.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [64.219.30.200]) by sage-american.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id IAA06569; Tue, 8 Jan 2002 08:16:07 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20020108081555.01a8de80@mail.sage-american.com> X-Sender: jacks@mail.sage-american.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 08:15:55 -0600 To: "Joe & Fhe Barbish" From: jacks@sage-american.com Subject: RE: install package from pre-downloaded tgz file? Cc: "FBSD Questions" In-Reply-To: References: <3.0.5.32.20020108075742.01a8de80@mail.sage-american.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG hmmmm.... it's been a while, but that sounds right... never had a problem. Maybe some one else can be of further help.... At 09:08 AM 1.8.2002 -0500, Joe & Fhe Barbish wrote: >That's where I put the tgz file. >I then issued command pkg_add pkg-name-21.1.14.tgz did not work. >Now do I point pkg_add command to pre-downloaded tgz file? > >-----Original Message----- >From: jacks@sage-american.com [mailto:jacks@sage-american.com] >Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 8:58 AM >To: Joe & Fhe Barbish; FBSD Questions >Subject: Re: install package from pre-downloaded tgz file? > >I usually put them in the /usr/ports/distfiles directory and install works >for me.... > >At 08:50 AM 1.8.2002 -0500, Joe & Fhe Barbish wrote: >>When I tried to pkg_add -rv pkg-name got message that >>file could not be found on FTP server xxxxx or server >>could not be reached or no access allowed. >>Before these messages it also said passive ftp enabled. >>I then used FBSD web/ports to locate the package and >>downloaded to a win box and then moved it to FBSD. >>I can not get pkg_add to find and use this package tgz file. >> >>Does the package tgz file have to be in some directory for >>the pkg_add to find it? IF so where? >> >>How do I get pkg_add to use the local package.tgz file >>to install from? >> >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> >> > >Best regards, >Jack L. Stone, >Server Admin > >=================================================== >Sage-American >http://www.sage-american.com >jacks@sage-american.com > >"My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; >....situation excellent! ....I shall attack!" >=================================================== > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin =================================================== Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; ....situation excellent! ....I shall attack!" =================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message