Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:16:45 +1300 From: rshea@opendoor.co.nz To: "Allen May" <allen@daytondigital.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help installing MySQL Message-ID: <3C484A6D.24659.1206051@localhost> In-Reply-To: <184701c19fcb$20ae5d00$0401a8c0@Hewey>
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> I have just installed FreeBSD4.4 and now I need to install MySQL. I am soo stumped, I don't know where to begin. > I have downloaded the FreeBSD install TGZ file form MySQL.org. I have read the INSTALL-BINARIES file, and I'm lost. > Why can't this be as easy as installing RPM's? > I'll second (or third) that comment about using pkg_add - it a very nice system. If you're new to FreeBSD you may find the chapter ... http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html ... a useful intro to the concepts whether for MySQL or loads of other great stuff. regards richard shea. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Cuba Group PO Box 1864 Wellington New Zealand PH +64 4 496 5205 MO +64 21 296 6839 FX +64 4 496 5209 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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