From owner-freebsd-questions  Sun Dec 17 20:00:28 1995
Return-Path: owner-questions
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id UAA28039
          for questions-outgoing; Sun, 17 Dec 1995 20:00:28 -0800 (PST)
Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts13-line4.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.153])
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA28003
          for <questions@freebsd.org>; Sun, 17 Dec 1995 20:00:23 -0800 (PST)
Received: (from dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id UAA00830; Sun, 17 Dec 1995 20:00:11 -0800
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 20:00:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu
To: Craig Shrimpton <craigs@venus.os.com>
cc: questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Installing ports (how)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951217140217.420A-100000@venus.os.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951217195635.810A-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org
Precedence: bulk

On Sun, 17 Dec 1995, Craig Shrimpton wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> Could someone please quickly explain the process of installing ports on 
> FreeBSD 2.1?  

1)  Grab the appropriate directory off your favorite freebsd ftp site.  
If you're in ftp.freebsd.org, if the directory is inn for instance, do 
'get inn.tar.gz' and it will zip up and download the whole directory.

2)  Extract the above archive into a temporary location.

3)  su to root.

4)  Go into the unzipped directory (inn for instance) and type 
'make install'.  the port will download the proper file (if you don't 
have it), patch, compile, and install.

That is the easiest way.  As always, check any README files and files in
the pkg/ directory before installing.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major