Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 10:22:24 +0200 (CEST) From: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> To: Tom Mullaney <tpm@jovian.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Coranth Gryphon <gryphon@healer.com> Subject: Re: ports Message-ID: <13756.12434.64299.883871@neuron.webmore.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.96.980726224129.357L-100000@io.jovian.net> References: <Pine.BSI.3.96.980726224129.357L-100000@io.jovian.net>
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Tom Mullaney writes: > After installing all the standard distributions under 2.2.6 and the ports, > I am still missing things like tcsh, pine, etc. (which is ok cause the > 'The Complete FreeBSD' book tells me to read chapter 7). /usr/ports/mail/pine /usr/ports/shells/tcsh What exactly is your problem ? > > I take it all the software I could want to start out with is in > /usr/ports. To build and install everything (if I have enough room in > /usr...which I have 4GB) I would simply type make, then make install? Yes ... but you don't want to install all the packages and ports !!! > > Also what is the difference from installing the ports and installing the > additional packages during the installation program? The install program > takes like HOURS. packages are precompiled. Malte. > > > -- > Tom Mullaney <tpm@jovian.net> Jovian Networks, LLC > nic: TM6112 Townsend, MA 01469-1182 > icq: 4139015 (978) 597.0200 > aim: tpmullaney http://www.jovian.net/~tpm > -- > Unix, networking, administration, consulting, programming, Internet services > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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