Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 00:09:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Oscar Valdez <oscar@rcp.net.pe> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: packages cd rom Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980409000848.13615b-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <m0yN4mc-001gdNC@quena.rcp.net.pe>
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On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Oscar Valdez wrote: > pleae : how i specify a diferent path to install the packages in the > cdrom?? > > I have copied all the distribution in a cd, but the packages in a > directory called: > /packages/www > /packages/x11 > /packages/databases > etc etc. > > when i start /stand/sysinstall and try to install the packages, i got an > error: packages path not found or something > > the freebsd system i had installed ok but the packages dont Use the `pkg_add' command to install packages -- sysinstall assumes you have a CD. Just run `pkg_add /path/to/package.tgz'. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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