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To: Jeff <jeff@greencafe.com>
Subject: Re: Help with Ports
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 21:16:03 -0600
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On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, you wrote:
> I am a newbie and I am trying to learn how to install software on my "box"
> 
> I am following the FreeBSD manual with respect to ports and getting nowhere.
> I can find no directory called ports...  am I doing something wrong?
> 
> 
> Jeffrey
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If you installed the ports hierarchy, you should have a directory
/usr/ports with all the subdirs in it. If you have the CD you can go
go back and do /stand/sysinstall and see if you can install the ports
that way.


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