Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:17:12 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Andy Hochhaus <hochhaus@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg_add -r gimp fails Message-ID: <4194FE28.6080304@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <d35a053404111108202203f321@mail.gmail.com> References: <d35a053404111108202203f321@mail.gmail.com>
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Andy Hochhaus wrote: >Hello, > >I am a convert from debian trying to install the gimp package from the >Internet. However my installation attempt fails with the following >output: > >d0a1fb53# pkg_add -r gimp >Error: FTP Unable to get >ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5.3-release/Latest/gimp.tbz: >File name not allowed >pkg_add: unable to fetch >'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5.3-release/Latest/gimp.tbz' >by URL > > >I was able to install the package using ports with the following commands: > >d0a1fb53# cd /usr/ports/graphics/gimp >d0a1fb53# make install clean > >What am I doing wrong when trying to install the package? > >Thanks, >Andy > Hi, Andy: You will always be advised to send technical ?? of this nature to the questions@ list, instead of newbies, so consider this brief paragraph one of "compliance" with the list charter. I'm not sure we have enough detail to know exactly what may have happened; "File name not allowed" means at least two things off the top of my head (which isn't that good of one, BTW) : Either you weren't UID zero at the time, or your package tools are old enough that they don't know what to do with *tbz files --- I can't remember at what point the Project changed, but an older pkg_add looked for *gz, IIRC .... HTH, Kevin Kinsey
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