Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:59:27 +0100 (CET) From: Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root@pukruppa.de> To: Jason Trickett <jstrickett@cogeco.ca> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: n00b questions Message-ID: <20050118115100.S1420@pukruppa.net> In-Reply-To: <41ECA828.6070809@cogeco.ca> References: <41ECA828.6070809@cogeco.ca>
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Jason Trickett wrote: > > Hi. I'm just learning to use FreeBSD and have a few questions. I > noticed during my reading that a list of available packages for > freebsd is at [1]ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/ and > by using pkg_add -r packagename I can install new packages. I just > noticed that some of the versions available are newer than the ones > currently installed on my system. I tried to get the newer versions > using pkg_add but it said I already had the latest, which I know isn't > true (according to pkg_info). So how do I get the latest versions of > my fav apps? I'd also like to get the latest gnome2 desktop (2.8, I > believe) thru the packages system. I'm using the 5.3 Release. > Also, as a n00b I was wondering if there are any customization guides > available to help people like me get the most out of their systems, > pertaining to graphics cards, etc. Because some of the screensavers I > have aren't working so I assume I am missing something somewhere. > Eye-candy info like that, for instance. > Thanks. If you really wish to run the latest binaries, you should learn how to track FreeBSD -STABLE . http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html Everything else will get you into trouble sooner or later. Requirements are: - a cheap internet connection - a reasonable system (I am running a PIII (1Ghz, 500 MB RAM)) Greetings, Uli. > > References > > 1. ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > +---------------------------+ | Peter Ulrich Kruppa | | Wuppertal | | Germany | +---------------------------+
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