Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 09:49:14 -0500 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Alejandro_Ram=EDrez?= <ales@megared.net.mx> To: "Spamoff" <Spambait@tampabay.rr.com>, "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Packages - how do you use therm Message-ID: <00f901be963d$47b57b80$f9fbf8cf@megared.net.mx> References: <372EF790.48705528@tampabay.rr.com>
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Hi
You should do "pkg_add -v <pkgname>" to see were the binary goes, and
what is the name of the binary you should run, and then you may want to do
"man <pkgname>".
I prefer using ports because, they are compiled in your hardware and in
your software configuration, so any program should run smoother if its
compiled in the computer that must be run.
Ales
----- Original Message -----
From: Spamoff <Spambait@tampabay.rr.com>
To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 8:35 AM
Subject: Packages - how do you use therm
> Hello :)
>
> I've been going around in circles with these and am getting nowhere
depsite
> having Greg's book and looking at the web site.
>
> 1) Can someone pleasqe expalin to me, succinctly, how you use packages
after
> you have installed them using /stand/sysinstall OR pkg_add.
>
> I've done it both ways, I searched for their location. I've tried to read
the
> files present and failed pretty much.
>
> Packages are supposed to be binary from what I understand, and ports are
src
> that you build ???
>
> 2) What's the advantage, if any, of using the ports ? I'm sure you can
> change locations but what else ?
>
> Regards...Martin
>
>
>
>
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