From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 25 19:11:29 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id TAA07797 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 25 Nov 1997 19:11:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from smtp1.mailsrvcs.net (smtp1.gte.net [207.115.153.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA07787 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 1997 19:11:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from phbrown@gte.net) Received: from pb486 (1Cust249.tnt1.redondo-beach.ca.da.uu.net [208.254.140.249]) by smtp1.mailsrvcs.net with SMTP id VAA12348 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 1997 21:15:58 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <347B94A9.6AF9@gte.net> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 19:16:58 -0800 From: Parker Brown X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (WinNT; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: support@freebsd.org Subject: Need Help Installing Ports, etc on 2.2.5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Until 2.2.2 & 2.2.5 I don't remember having problems using lynx to access the handbook and faqs file included in distribution. I'm using a little over a gig for FreeBSD, so space is not problem, and after installation I have a substantial /usr/ports file (/distrib is empty), and there is a lynx directory in www. Anyway, i now realize that I haven't a clue as to how to install a ports or packages file after installation. I've tried playing with /stand/sysinstall as well as copying various directoies into /usr/ports/distribution (sp?) and using make. No success with anything. Almost always there is documention somewhere on the distribution CD's for just about everything I have needed to do, but I just don't seem to find what I need this time. My request: what is the basic process for installing/uninstalling ports & packages, and where can I read about it in more depth on the distribution?