From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 21 11:44:18 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97C5237B401 for ; Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:44:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailgate.mailbox.co.za (mailgate.mailbox.co.za [66.18.76.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E3DE43F75 for ; Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:44:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from isa@mailbox.co.za) Received: from web2 (iweb2.webmail.co.za [192.168.0.12]) by mailgate.mailbox.co.za (8.12.5/8.12.5) with SMTP id h5LIiE6k001602 for ; Sat, 21 Jun 2003 20:44:14 +0200 Message-Id: <200306211844.h5LIiE6k001602@mailgate.mailbox.co.za> Received: from 196.39.78.209 by web2.webmail.co.za with HTTP; Sat, 21 Jun 2003 20:44:16 +0200 Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 20:44:16 +0200 From: "Ian Todd" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: WebMail v2.5.6-4 X-Sender-Ip: 196.39.78.209 X-Account: 681154 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Subject: packages X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 18:44:18 -0000 Ive done what u said but still not comeing right: FREEBSD# pkg_add BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4+Tcl1.5.tar.gz tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors pkg_add: tar extract of /tmp/test/BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4+Tcl1.5.tar.gz failed! pkg_add: unable to extract table of contents file from '/tmp/test/BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4+Tcl1.5.tar.gz' - not a package? FREEBSD# FREEBSD# cd /usr/ports/irc FREEBSD# cd bitchx FREEBSD# ls -a . Makefile distinfo pkg-comment pkg-plist .. README.html files pkg-descr FREEBSD# bitchx bitchx: Command not found. FREEBSD# BitchX BitchX: Command not found. FREEBSD# make install distclean >> ircii-pana-1.0c19.tar.gz doesn't seem to exist in /usr/ports/distfiles/. >> Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.bitchx.com/pub/BitchX/source/. fetch: ftp://ftp.bitchx.com/pub/BitchX/source/ircii-pana-1.0c19.tar.gz: Host not found >> Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.bitchx.org/pub/BitchX/source/. please help regards ian as root, just use: pkg_add BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4+Tcl1.5.tar.gz If this doesn't work, it is probably not a real FreeBSD package. I usually compile things from ports. You will find BitchX in /usr/ports/irc/bitchx. If you want to try compiling it, do this (as root): cd /usr/ports/irc/bitchx make install distclean -Will > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Todd [mailto:isa@mailbox.co.za] > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 1:56 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: packages > > > Hi > > I am a newbie to freebsd. I am having trouble on installing packages. > i know about the pkg_add. I downloaded BichX and its > BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4+Tcl1.5.tar.gz. How will i install that packages > seeing that its an tar.gz file. ive use tar to extract it then i get > stuck. Im just using this file for an example.I would like to know > whats the right way on installing packages.Help please. > > regards > ian > ________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD - WWW.HEALTHIEST.CO.ZA Cool Connection, Cool Price, Internet Access for R59 monthly @ WebMail http://www.webmail.co.za/dialup/