Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:29:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: Marty Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installing packages Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970727231359.17278A-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <9707280231.AA05800@gnu.sdsp.mc.xerox.com>
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On Sun, 27 Jul 1997, Marty Leisner wrote: > > I have a 3.0 snapshot cd. > > I installed it (it installed fine). > > I find the sysinstall program a bit too dangerous... > What I want is to see what packages are available to > install (I'm willing to do a pkg_add -p /usr/local <>). On the cdroms (I don't have the 3.0 snap) there's a directory /cdrom/packages/All that lists all packages alphabetically. There's usually an INDEX file with a brief description. There may also be a /cdrom/packages/*/ where * is the category, e.g., editors, lang, www. There's also /cdrom/ports/*/*/pkg/DESCR, where /*/*/ are the category and name of the port. This DESCR provides the most information; most ports are available as packages, but not all. The packages install as binaries; the ports use source and get compiled. In both cases the package is registered in /var/db/pkg. If you installed the ports collection in /usr/ports, the port descriptions will be in /usr/ports/*/*/pkg/DESCR. I once wrote a script to collect all the descriptions in a category but can't find it. > I also don't want to execute any commands as root > (I have /usr/local chmod to 777.) > > I read the handbook and faq, and it didn't say much > on how to deal with packages (unless you wanted to > write a new port...lots of information on that). > > marty leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com > Don't confuse education with schooling. > Milton Friedman to Yogi Berra Annelise
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