Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 14:32:06 -0800 From: Jim Mock <mij@soupnazi.org> To: Kirk Wythers <kwythers@forestry.umn.edu> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: help a newbie with pkg_add Message-ID: <20020204223206.GA83255@helios.dub.net> In-Reply-To: <3C5F0D0D.E4221C32@forestry.umn.edu> References: <3C5F0D0D.E4221C32@forestry.umn.edu>
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On Mon, 04 Feb 2002 at 16:37:01 -0600, Kirk Wythers wrote:
> I've been at the pkg_add thing for some time now, and I'm read to admit
> I need some advice. I have a newly installed 4.5 system (with the ports
> collection). I want to add xemacs, evolution and openoffice. I have
> tried:
>
> /stand/sysintsall no good since these packages don't seem to be on my
> cd's
>
> pkg_add -r evolution-1.0.1
> pkg_add -r xemacs-21.1.14
> pkg_add -r openoffice-6.0.a638
You can drop the version numbers and pkg_add will do the right thing and
install the latest package. I.e.:
pkg_add -r evolution
- jim
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