From: Eric Wayte <ewayte@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu> To: The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@threespace.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Loading Distributions/Packages from CD Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.96.990315131612.4754A-100000@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu> In-Reply-To: <199903151630.LAA27526@geek.grf.ov.com>
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Yes, you have to go back and resume installing the package you started with. As for package dependencies, visit http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html where you can browse/search the ports and see the requirements for each port. Eric Wayte Database Administrator University of Central Florida ewayte@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, The Classiest Man Alive wrote: > Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 11:10:02 -0500 > From: The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@threespace.com> > To: Eric Wayte <ewayte@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Loading Distributions/Packages from CD > > After doing this, is it then necessary to go install the dependent package? > That is, if A requires B and you have to swap CDs to install B, do you > have to go back and install A again? > > Incidentally, even when I see the error message that a particular package > was required but not found, I don't see which package required it. Is > there any way to get this information? > > --K.S. > > > At 10:34 AM 3/15/99 , Eric Wayte wrote: > >Due to the large number of packages now included with the CD distribution, > >the packages are spread across two discs. > > > >The way I've solved this is to note the 'offending' package, exit > >sysinstall, pop in the other CD, and add the package. Not very efficient, > >but it works for me. > > > >Eric Wayte > >Database Administrator > >University of Central Florida > >ewayte@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu > > > > > >On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Nigel A Reading wrote: > > > >> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 19:40:42 +1000 > >> From: Nigel A Reading <nar@austasia.net> > >> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > >> Subject: Loading Distributions/Packages from CD > >> > >> Good evening All, > >> > >> I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I am > >> trying to load some of the packages and distributions from CD and I am > >> getting the following warning message : > >> > >> Warning : XXXXXXX is a required package but was not found. > >> > >> where XXXXXXX is the package name. > >> > >> I have copy of the FreeDSB 2.2.8 CD's from Walnut Creek. > >> > >> Thanking you in advance for your help with this matter. > >> > >> Kind Regards > >> > >> Nigel > >> > >> > >> > >> 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 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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