From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 8 17:53:48 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA12590 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 17:53:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from nyc-ny67-50.ix.netcom.com (nyc-ny67-50.ix.netcom.com [209.109.225.178]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA12533 for ; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 17:53:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from spork@startrekmail.com) Received: from localhost (spork@localhost) by nyc-ny67-50.ix.netcom.com (8.9.2/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA00720; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 20:52:02 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from spork@startrekmail.com) X-Authentication-Warning: nyc-ny67-50.ix.netcom.com: spork owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 20:51:55 -0500 (EST) From: Spike X-Sender: spork@PigStuy.nws.net Reply-To: sporkl@ix.netcom.com To: mannix cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: who can help with 2 (hopefully) simple questions? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, mannix wrote: > Questions: > > 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? If you enable linux emulation in your /etc/rc.conf file (linux_enable="YES"), and install the linux lib port (/usr/ports/emulators/linux_lib) you will be able to run just about any Linux program around unless it requires specialiezed libraries. You can use X based apps as well as command line stuff. > > 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? I stay current with cvsup (/usr/ports/net/cvsup). It will fetch the newest ports and changes to the old ones. The following is the configuration file I use to synchronyze my ports: *default tag=. *default host=cvsup.FreeBSD.org *default prefix=/usr *default base=/usr/ports *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress ports-all > > Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks -- > > .Tyson. > > -Spike Gronim sporkl@ix.netcom.com The majority only rules those who let them. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNr+UwZ31G6IEwnwxAQFOWgP/XfIt+sU+oBfGrbBnkQ093gVOkge9JWn1 oT3tK6gnvvpEEtsT7AEWxVpiF2gswmvtkYnfNrBOVM+XFTBv9zBWYls2th+Tldop rqNh0D/78bfUOAZGhSy1KbgP//sELG+hGYVi+AWCsu+xmzSa1cBnyBCWjfj18EEI RFDWjfTv4jk= =gOib -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message