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To: Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz>, knowtree@aloha.com,
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> knowtree@aloha.com wrote:
> > I want to install Gnome in a classroom situation, either live or as a
> > homework project. I prefer not requiring the bandwidth a network install
> > entails. This step will follow installing FreeBSD, so it will be on a clean
> > machine.
> >
> > Is there a way to do this using CD-ROM? 
> >
> > What if I did it once ahead of time, then copied all the tarballs to the
> > new machine's /usr/ports/distfiles, then ran the gnome2 installer? Would
> > that work without a network connection?
> >
> > Is there a way to run the installer with the option to take all defaults
> > and not prompt? I recall having my recent installs get stuck several times
> > waiting for me to accept the proposed configuration for this or that port.
> >
> >   
> I think the "batch" option to portinstall is what you want:
> 
> $ portinstall --batch gnome2
> 
> should work out what dependencies are needed and install gnome without 
> user intervention.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mark

I don't see any portinstall. Did it just come out? My installation is from
last December.

Gary