Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 12:31:37 -0800 (PST) From: craig@tuna.progroup.com (Craig W. Shaver) To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Need Help Installing Ports, etc on 2.2.5 Message-ID: <199711292031.MAA09448@ProGroup.COM> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971128220002.22067X-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> from "Doug White" at Nov 28, 97 10:01:17 pm
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> > On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Parker Brown wrote: > > > Until 2.2.2 & 2.2.5 I don't remember having problems using lynx to > > access the handbook and faqs file included in distribution. I'm using a > > little over a gig for FreeBSD, so space is not problem, and after > > installation I have a substantial /usr/ports file (/distrib is empty), > > and there is a lynx directory in www. > > Anyway, i now realize that I haven't a clue as to how to install a ports > > or packages file after installation. I've tried playing with > > /stand/sysinstall as well as copying various directoies into > > /usr/ports/distribution (sp?) and using make. No success with anything. > > To install a port: > > cd /usr/ports/category/program > make > su; make install > > The system will automatically fetch the distfiles from the net if you > don't have them in /usr/ports/distfiles from the CDROM. > > To uninstall, do pkg_delete port-x.x. Use /var/db/pkg/ as a reference for > the name. > I had trouble with getting ports from the cdrom after installing 2.2.5. I found out that the ports distfiles were on the 4th cdrom in the 2.2.5 set of cdroms from walnut creek. I mounted that cdrom and did the soft link just like they said in the handbook and everything worked. -- Craig Shaver (craig@progroup.com) (415)390-0654 Productivity Group POB 60458 Sunnyvale, CA 94088
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