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Date:      Tue, 10 Oct 2000 21:23:45 +0200
From:      Philipp Huber <uebs@gmx.at>
To:        "Eugene V. Kolomeyets" <kolom@fo.gpi.ru>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ports
Message-ID:  <20001010212345.A1374@tori.mini.net>
In-Reply-To: <0967.001010@fo.gpi.ru>; from kolom@fo.gpi.ru on Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 11:13:23PM %2B0400
References:  <0967.001010@fo.gpi.ru>

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On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 11:13:23PM +0400, Eugene V. Kolomeyets wrote:
> Hello!
> I've one question. Ports -is a programm skeletons.
> Are there any ftp or http -link with a complete
> programm sources, like a *.rpm -packets for Linux?

if you mean precompiled binaries (like rpms are), packages is the thing
for you.
you can find packages for all programs in the ports here:

ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/<yourRelease>/packages

download the .tgz file you want, and use pkg_add <pkgname>.tgz to
install it.

Philipp
-- 
Linux: because it works
BSD: because it works better :)


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