Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:50:12 +0000 From: Alex Drummond <alex@abingdon74.freeserve.co.uk> To: <anthonyabby@mail.aplusdata.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: KDE 3.0.3 on FreeBSD 4.6.2?? Message-ID: <200208281450.12559.alex@abingdon74.freeserve.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <200208231043.AA10682504@mail.aplusdata.com> References: <200208231043.AA10682504@mail.aplusdata.com>
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FreeBSD uses the ports system to provide software like KDE. This allows y= ou to=20 install software from binary packages and also to automatically install i= t=20 from source. The latest version of the "ports tree" is independant of the= =20 latest version of FreeBSD, so you can update KDE without updating your wh= ole=20 system. The latest version of the ports tree contains KDE 3.0.3. See the=20 FreeBSD handbook for more info on ports Alex On Friday 23 August 2002 2:43 pm, Anthony Abby wrote: > Has anyone ported KDE 3.0.3 to FreeBSD 4.6.2? I'm used to the Linux wo= rld > where everyone's sort of doing there own thing... not sure if BSD is th= e > same way, or we have to wait until a later version of BSD comes out wit= h > it? > > Thanks! > Anthony > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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