Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 18:35:48 -0500 From: Scott W <wegster@mindcore.net> To: Krikket <krikket@gothpoodle.com> Cc: Roop Nanuwa <roop@hqst.com> Subject: Re: Adding Packages and Ports Message-ID: <401EDED4.3080202@mindcore.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0402012259250.11183-100000@carrefour.gothpoodle.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0402012259250.11183-100000@carrefour.gothpoodle.com>
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Krikket wrote: >On Sun, 1 Feb 2004, Roop Nanuwa wrote: > > >>Krikket wrote: >> >> >> >>>I've done a brand-new install of FreeBSD (4.9), and am a fresh user to >>>this flavor of *nix. >>> >>> >>> >>Welcome, we hope you enjoy your stay :). >> >> > >Thank you! > > > >>>The install went more or less without a hitch. For some reason ldap (part >>>of the default package selection) didn't want to install. >>> >>> >>> >>Could you be a bit more specific? What happened during the install? Did >>it give you any >>error messages? >> >> > >A generic compile error message, nothing specific. And unfortunately, I >didn't take notes. (No, I wasn't expecting help with troubleshooting that >point, it was said more in the way of a commentary than anything else. I >figured that when I got to the point of needing it, I could always install >it at a later time, and if needed ask questions then.) > > > >>>To test things out, I tried installing mozilla. It failed due to a >>>dependancy, so I checked out the website to see what was available, found >>>a version that was there, adn installed it. >>> >>> >>How are you installing mozilla? There shouldn't be any dependency >>problems in either of the two main ways to install packages on FreeBSD. >>Whether you install via the ports tree or through the package system all >>the dependencies should be handled for you. I think the reason that >>you're having dependency issues is because you're attempting to install >>binaries that you've downloaded that aren't packaged for FreeBSD >>specifically. >> >> > >I attempted to do a "pkg_add -r mozilla". After checking the on-line >database of software at freebsd.org, I know I tried some versons of the >command lile "... -r linux-mozilla" and sometimes with version numbers. I >forget the exact one that did work. > > > >>>But when I type "mozilla" to start the program, it's not found. (Nor was >>>it added to the KDE Menu.) >>>I was able to do a "pkg_add -r cvsup" on the first try. But I ended up >>>with the same problem -- not being able to find the package once it was >>>installed. Needless to say, I can't add any ports as a result. >>> >>> >>> >>Which shell are you running? You might have to run 'rehash' to refresh >>your shell's cache of available programs. Logging in/out would do the >>same but running 'rehash' is simpler/quicker. >> >> > >bash. I'll give that a shot. I'm not at home at the moment, and for some >reason ssh doesn't want to allow me to login. > For bash, you'll want to do a 'hash -r' instead of rehash.... Scott > >(I get a login prompt, but it's not accepting the correct password for >either myself or the root accounts. Even after I called home and had the >roommate reboot the system, just in case something flakey got into >memory. I'm thinking it may be time to pull out the rubber chicken.) > >Krikket > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >
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