Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:45:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> To: ben@rosengart.com Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2.6 CD-ROM : Package dependencies up the creek ? Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.96.980616084311.9509M-100000@animaniacs.itribe.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980616013132.2930A-100000@echonyc.com>
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On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Snob Art Genre wrote: > I don't understand why you think "newbies" can't install packages except > in sysinstall. Why not put a pointer to pkg_manage in the default > /etc/motd, or something like that? Pkg_manage even *looks* like > sysinstall. I believe 2.1.0-R was the last release to ship with pkg_manage. I seem to recall Jordan ripping it out and issuing a famous rant on how much he hates the entire package management/sysinstall system in it's current incarnation. Jamie Bowden Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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