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Date:      Mon, 14 Apr 1997 00:22:48 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        jmcab <jmcab@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Howto load packages from floppies?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970414002211.7719N-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199704121830.NAA18245@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>

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On Sat, 12 Apr 1997, jmcab wrote:

> 
> I am downloading packages like Kermit via ftp & saving on a floppy.
> Then I use the floppy on my FreeBSD box (which has no cd or working modem yet).
> How do I copy or load the package file from the floppy to my harddrive?

mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt

cp /mnt/filexxxx.tgz fully_expanded_filename.tgz

pkg_add fully_expanded_filename.tgz

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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