Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 01:13:41 +0100 From: Oryx <diaphanous@gmail.com> To: Mike Jeays <mike.jeays@rogers.com> Cc: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> Subject: Re: How to install GIMP Message-ID: <e3570bfd040713171319b77ff0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1089717763.53299.5.camel@chaucer> References: <e3570bfd04071200434dce384c@mail.gmail.com> <1089717763.53299.5.camel@chaucer>
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Cheers guys it really helped me out :D On 13 Jul 2004 07:22:43 -0400, Mike Jeays <mike.jeays@rogers.com> wrote: > On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 00:44, Jonathan Chen wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 08:43:18AM +0100, Oryx wrote: > > > Hi, i'm just wondering how I could install gimp onto my box, I have > > > the package stuff but I don't know how to install it via console (i'm > > > new to freebsd by the way) > > > > If you have the package: > > > > # pkg_add <name-of-gimp-package> > > > > If you don't have the package, but have a internet connection you can > > build it from source using the ports system: > > > > # cd /usr/ports/graphics/gimp > > # make install clean > > > > Cheers. > > You should also be able to install the package directly off the internet > by executing the command: > pkg_add -r gimp > This will produce the same results as the ports system, but is a > bit faster. It will find the current version "automagically". It is an > impressive feature of FreeBSD. > > -- - Oryx
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