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From: Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz>
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Subject: Re: Can Gnome install from CD-ROM with defaults?
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knowtree@aloha.com wrote:
>> 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.
>
>
>
>
>   
It is part of the portupgrade port (if you have installed the ports 
collection, see /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade).

Cheers

Mark