Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 12:21:24 -0800 From: R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@nwlink.com> To: David Wiard <dave@srn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: apt-get, dselect? Message-ID: <389F2944.A538021B@nwlink.com> References: <3.0.5.32.20000207103906.0093c800@paladin.srn.com>
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David Wiard wrote: > > I've been using Debian on my other system for some time, now, and just > installed FreeBSD for the first time on this system. Is there anything > similar to Debian's apt-get or dselect in FreeBSD? When I installed > FreeBSD over the weekend, I had some troubles and quite a few packages > weren't installed (egcs, for one). How do I extract that package from the > CD without hunting it down? You can use /stand/sysinstall, that will take you back to the installation menu where you can do a post install configuration and install additional packages. Or, you can use the ports collection (man ports), which compiles a package from source code for you automatically. Many people rave about the port system, but for me installing binary packages is easier. -- R Joseph Wright *I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues --Duke Ellington* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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