Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 10:48:34 -0400 From: Spamoff <Spambait@tampabay.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Packages - how do you use therm Message-ID: <372F08C2.A90B66EB@tampabay.rr.com> References: <372EF790.48705528@tampabay.rr.com> <00f901be963d$47b57b80$f9fbf8cf@megared.net.mx>
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Hello Alejandro...thanks for the reply !!! Alejandro Ramírez wrote: > 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>". Good lead !! pkg_add -v didn't work but pkg_info -v did :) Thanks a whole bunch !!! That's got me moving forward. > > > 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 > Great, I'm going to abandon the packages and go for the ports. I'll pkg_delete (or perhap's use the /stand/sysinstall) to get rid of all the packages I put in. I want to install netscape, gimp, mc, qmail and Ezmlm so that should keep me busy for a while :) Stand by for more inane questions :) Regards...Martin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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