Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 19:55:48 -0500 (EST) From: Spike Gronim <spork@dti.net> To: Cliff Roman <white@wavetech.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New User to FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980222195353.205A-100000@mental> In-Reply-To: <199802222225.QAA04213@riptide.wavetech.net>
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> I am sorry.. but I did not know who I could send this to... > > I just recieved my FreeBSD CD-Roms a few days ago and I am currently trying > to get things > setup. > > I have gone through the installation, which seemed to go pretty easily.. > however there are a few > things that I can not seem to do. > > I am trying to access the Handbook.. if I go to my /usr/share/doc > directory, there is no handbook If you have 2.2.5, an HTML version of the handbook is on disk 3 of the four disc distribution. Just copy the Handbook form cd to /usr/share/doc and it will be fine. > there. I have tried to reinstall the INFO and DOC distributions.. and it > appears they are installing > correctly. > > Also.. I am trying to run a few ports. I have gone in and installed them > and I can see the skeleton > for them. However, when I type MAKE INSTALL it tells me it cannot find the > file. When I look in the > /usr/ports/distfiles directory.. it is empty. > You have to mount the 4th cdrom before you can install ports, or it will try to fetch them off the net. > So.. I then looked at the handbook on your Web Page (back in win95 now) and > I read about linking > the cdrom. so.. I tried to link it but it tells me that > /cdrom/ports/distfiles does not exist. When I looked > at the cdrom.. it is correct, there is no distfiles on the cdrom.. just one > BIG file of ports. > the ports are on CD 4. > Any help would be greatly appreciated > > Thanx, > Cliff > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -Spike Gronim sporkl@dti.net "I gonna wave my freak flag high." --Jimi Hendrix To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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