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Date:      Tue, 29 Jan 2002 21:03:15 +0000
From:      Matt H <matt@proweb.co.uk>
To:        newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ports on FreeBSD4.4
Message-ID:  <20020129210315.4f8fc390.matt@proweb.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20020129185130.55FB137B404@hub.freebsd.org>
References:  <20020129132410.12323.qmail@web21007.mail.yahoo.com> <20020129185130.55FB137B404@hub.freebsd.org>

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> 
> > This is my sole complaint with FreeBSD - nothing comes
> > with the CD, one has to connect to the internet for
> > everything from ports to upgrading.
> 
> CD 1 has packages. 3 and 4 have even more. Take a look.
> 

I have no idea what's on the CD's but you have to tell FreeBSD where to find the ports/packages to install anything

by default ports are searched for in /usr/ports/distfiles

so copy/moun/symlink the files into there and off you go

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