Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 14:33:20 -0500 From: Charles Howse <chowse@charter.net> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ports/packages (sysinstall and dependencies) Message-ID: <B220845A-7A58-4549-AE7A-4EE270A83578@charter.net> In-Reply-To: <44r70y61le.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <6B2BAB0B-0750-46C4-A5B0-D025019CE6FE@charter.net> <44r70y61le.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On Jul 6, 2006, at 1:16 PM, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Charles Howse <chowse@charter.net> writes: > >> Hi, >> 6.1-RELEASE-p2 >> I recently used sysinstall to install cups-1.1.23 via packages/ftp/ >> Main Site. >> That adds ghostscript-gnu and xorg-libraries as dependencies. >> >> That's not what I wanted, I don't use a gui, so I selected >> ghostscript-gnu-no-X11. >> That didn't work, it installed ghostscript-gnu first and the no-X11 >> install failed. >> >> Now I'm stuck with xorg-libraries, which I don't need nor want. >> >> Is there a way to install ghostscript-gnu-no-X11 and fix the cups >> dependencies? >> >> What would have been the proper way to use sysinstall/packages or >> pkg_add and get no-X11 instead of regular ghostscript-gnu? > > I'm not sure I'm understanding your situation properly, but packages > really work best if you are willing to live with whatever the default > options are. If you want to tune the installation for your > environment, > the ports system will do so a lot easier than autofetched packages. The situation is under control now. What I was trying to do was get cups-1.1.23 as a package, since it is not available in the ports system. Ports has 1.2.0. I will live with xorg-libraries. :) -- A Great place to have fun and learn about Barbecue - http://bubbabbq.homeunix.net
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