Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 16:33:35 +0200 From: Thomas Uhrfelt <thomas.uhrfelt@plymovent.se> To: "'Spamoff'" <Spambait@tampabay.rr.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: SV: Packages - how do you use therm Message-ID: <01BE9651.DB67C180.thomas.uhrfelt@plymovent.se>
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> Hello :) Hello Sire. > I've been going around in circles with these and am getting nowhere > depsite > having Greg's book and looking at the web site. Just got the book today, looks very impressive. When reading my answers, have in mind I am sort of a newbie, but I try =P. > 1) Can someone pleasqe expalin to me, succinctly, how you use > packages after > you have installed them using /stand/sysinstall OR pkg_add. I am not sure what you mean here, but if you mean how do I run the programs it's a matter of locating the binary and run. Use 'locate' if necessary. > I've done it both ways, I searched for their location. I've tried to > read the > files present and failed pretty much. What package do you have problems with? > Packages are supposed to be binary from what I understand, and ports > are src > that you build ??? That is a correct assumption yes. > 2) What's the advantage, if any, of using the ports ? I'm sure you > can > change locations but what else ? Ports are often more up to date than the binary packages. ( Gurus: if I am wrong here, so please correct me ). / Thomas To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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