Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:30:39 -0600 From: terry tyson <beebum@gmail.com> To: Andy Hochhaus <hochhaus@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg_add -r gimp fails Message-ID: <dad842a90411111130515bc09e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <d35a053404111108202203f321@mail.gmail.com> References: <d35a053404111108202203f321@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:20:28 -0600, Andy Hochhaus <hochhaus@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am a convert from debian trying to install the gimp package from the > Internet. However my installation attempt fails with the following > output: > > d0a1fb53# pkg_add -r gimp > Error: FTP Unable to get > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5.3-release/Latest/gimp.tbz: > File name not allowed > pkg_add: unable to fetch > 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5.3-release/Latest/gimp.tbz' > by URL > > I was able to install the package using ports with the following commands: > > d0a1fb53# cd /usr/ports/graphics/gimp > d0a1fb53# make install clean > > What am I doing wrong when trying to install the package? The -r attempts to retrieve the latest package from the web which can fail for a number of reasons. The version you installed successfully is probably just fine. -- Terry
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