Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 19:45:42 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@nwlink.com> To: Tim Dimsdale <timothy@dimsdale.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installing kde doesn't work, everything else works Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.96.1000814194103.8938D-100000@utah> In-Reply-To: <000001c00666$f63e9020$0200a8c0@tim>
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On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Tim Dimsdale wrote: > I downloaded all of the install files from about three ftp sites onto a > dos partition, as well as all of the package files. My question is, > where do I put these files in the \FREEBSD directory so that the > sysinstall will know where kde is ?? I tried putting the kde directory > in the \freebsd\ports\kde, \freebsd\packages\kde, and \freebsd\kde. > With these I have tried using different index files too. I get the > option in the sysinstall menus to install kde as a package or a port > (depending on which index file I used) but the install always comes up > with errors saying that it cannot find the files. It can some other > packages when I choose "all", but ones that I don't really need. Ugg! Your slashes are pointing the wrong way! I'm melting, melting. What a world. What a... If you are installing from source (ports) then the files go in /usr/ports/distfiles. If you are installing a binary package just type 'pkg_add /pathtofile/file.tgz' and awaya you go. You need to read up on the website on how to install software on a freebsd system. It seems you have done things the hard way. Commanly a simple 'make install' in the correct directory will do all the work for you. Thank you, Jason C. Wells To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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