Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 17:47:47 -0800 () From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> To: mannix <mannix@eoni.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: who can help with 2 (hopefully) simple questions? Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.3.95.990208174540.-27551C-100000@bb-b1-11a> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902081731230.853-100000@oblivion>
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> 1.) My first question is, I'm just getting settled in with FreeBSD 3.0. My > first ever in using this version of UNIX. I'm use to Linux and such dists > of Linux. I want to be able to run sorts of linux programs on my bsd box > and work with linux programs. Is this possible? I just want to be able > to run simple command line sort of programs in fbsd, no xwin gunk. HELP? Yes, you have to load the Linux emulation libraries.... found in the ports collection. I've never heard or had any problems with it, in fact I've heard the emulation runs better then Linux itself... (admittidly from an anti-Linux person... please no flames here! :) > 2.) How do I stay recent with my ports collection. Meaning, if FreeBSD > port applications were to add a new app to the list that I didn't have on > my 3.0 disks... how do I update my collection? HELP? cvsup will do it for you. You can also ftp the latest list off of ftp.freebsd.org/pub/freebsd/ports (I think that's the address...) Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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