Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 23:38:49 -0430 From: Alberto Mijares <amijaresp@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Luzar <luzar722@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Install package inside a no-networked jail from outside Message-ID: <CAGZBXN_P8qAYByuzmrT407tmBnm8ukGT-0Jr0MJer21OiTqSjw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20141201043029.c1fd9321.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CAGZBXN98cGbLb%2BJ%2BhL7aKOYPFoHfYDAVJRBjzxZop_VT51-BCQ@mail.gmail.com> <547BCC8C.6010509@gmail.com> <CAGZBXN8VGO1Ls0QMv_7MwCtumkbVNq__Z%2B4UHkhNAUW4=B3jCw@mail.gmail.com> <20141201043029.c1fd9321.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 11:00 PM, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Sun, 30 Nov 2014 22:52:49 -0430, Alberto Mijares wrote: >> This was my first approach; however, you need to bootstrap pkg and >> AFAIK this is not possible without networking. BTW, I think pkg should >> be installed by default now. > > It is installed in the special incarnation that the > "OS pkg" does fetch the current "port pkg". This > approach makes it easier to continuously develop > pkg and improve its features. However, the call > for a "basic functional pkg" in the OS is justified > and understandable, so you can have a tool to install > binary packages from the installation media - except, > of course, the installation media also contains a > "port pkg" that is being installed first, so it can > then proceed to install the intended packages. Thank you. Your post gave me some ideas that took me here http://forums.freebsd.org/threads/how-to-install-a-binary-package-without-internet-access.42968/ so I did it. Regards, Alberto Mijares
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