Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 21:29:53 -0600 (CST) From: trout2 <trout2@advancenet.net> To: Langa Kentane <LKentane@mweb.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Installiing packages (Newbie question) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902212117310.1101-100000@trout.in.the.milky.way.org> In-Reply-To: <913B8C252194D2119BD500805F31817803041E@za12nt02.mweb.com>
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i'm new to freebsd too, and heres what i did to install some packages: put the package (in tar.gz or whatever format) in a dir in /usr/ports i usually create a dir with the same name as the port ex: if i want to install pine, make a dir called pine once the compressed file is in that dir, uncompress it type gunzip, tar -xvf, etc once the file is untarred, it usually sets up some dir and other files type make a bunch of stuff will happen then type make install a bunch if stuff will happen port should be installed now. there is a coummand that will update everything and allow you to start your new port, but i can't remember it. oh well, someone else will surely now what the command is. but thats what i do and it appears to work. (you can restart, that will update everything, but thats no way to go) sometimes a port will require another port be installed, and, if possible, freebsd will try to install that port, so leave the cd in. make/make install will look there for the missing port. hope i could be of some help -aaron On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Langa Kentane wrote: > I have just downloaded Xfree86 3.3.3 and now want to install it. > > I believe that you with packages that are not on the ports collection you > can't use the pkg_add command. How do I install? > I am using FreeBSD-3.0 and the packages come in .tgz format. > > Thanks you. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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