Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 16:03:04 -0600 (MDT) From: Scott Carmichael <freebsd@jobeus.net> To: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@video2video.com> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkgdb Message-ID: <20020802160028.M14169-100000@samwise.jobeus.net> In-Reply-To: <20020802175210.W90860-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>
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From 'man pkgdb': DESCRIPTION The pkgdb command is a tool to create or update the system package database which is used by the portupgrade(1) tool suite. It maintains a hash that maps an installed file to a pacakge name, a hash that maps a package to an origin, and a list of installed packages. You get pkgdb by installing portupgrade. You can install packages from other locations by typing pkd_add -r "ftp://somesite/packages/name-version.tgz" There's mirrors on freebsd.org, basically anyone who carries the OS should have the packages too. Though if you want a comprehensive list, use ports instead of packages, in which case pkgdb/portupgrade will then be handy to have. -Scott On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Peter Leftwich wrote: > What is the pkgdb command and what does it do? > > myprompt$ pkg_add -r pkgdb > Error: FTP Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4-stable/Latest/pkgdb.tgz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) > pkg_add: unable to fetch `ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4-stable/Latest/pkgdb.tgz' by URL > > myprompt$ which pkgdb > pkgdb: Command not found. > > PS- How do you pkg_add from elsewhere and what are some good sites/URLs? > > -- > Peter Leftwich > President & Founder > Video2Video Services > Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA > +1-413-403-9555 > > > 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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