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Date:      Wed, 2 Apr 2014 22:36:31 -0700
From:      Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>
To:        Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Brian Kim <briansan24@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: Web browsing usage from base
Message-ID:  <CAF6rxgmwfTTbzOA7m6RkOviB1kAmuZ5nP_0mqAFvABY5P3Jy=g@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20140403053429.GS14379@glenbarber.us>
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On 2 April 2014 22:34, Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 10:31:34PM -0700, Eitan Adler wrote:
>> On 2 April 2014 09:02, Brian Kim <briansan24@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Would anyone like to share their best approach to browsing the
>> > web only using utilities from a base install?
>>
>> $pkg install firefox
>> $firefox
>>
>> seems to work (provided X is running).
>>
>
> I think you did not read the question.

pkg [bootstrap] is in base.

IMHO relying on "only tools in base" is generally the way to having a
bad time.  If you need a tool to do something, install it.


-- 
Eitan Adler



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