Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 00:22:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: jmcab <jmcab@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Howto load packages from floppies? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970414002211.7719N-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199704121830.NAA18245@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>
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On Sat, 12 Apr 1997, jmcab wrote: > > I am downloading packages like Kermit via ftp & saving on a floppy. > Then I use the floppy on my FreeBSD box (which has no cd or working modem yet). > How do I copy or load the package file from the floppy to my harddrive? mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt cp /mnt/filexxxx.tgz fully_expanded_filename.tgz pkg_add fully_expanded_filename.tgz Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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