Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 19:28:58 +0200 From: Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net> To: Tim McMillen <timcm@umich.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: errors installing KDE-1.94 Message-ID: <00102119304800.00512@marbsd.tninet.se> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10010210215460.24724-100000@stargate.gpcc.itd.umich.edu> References: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10010210215460.24724-100000@stargate.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>
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On Sat, 21 Oct 2000, Tim McMillen wrote: > Hello, > > I had bought 4.1 release and just upgraded to 4.1.1 last night > after downloading the ISO. I decided to try to install KDE-1.94 beta. > pkg_add kde_1.94.tgz told me the other packages I would need. I ftp'd > all those. I tried again and got numerous errors about needing > XFree86-3.3.6_2. I had 3.3.5 apparently installed so I used > /stand/sysinstall to upgrade to 3.3.6 off the 4.1.1 release cd. I got > the X server working. > trying pkg_add kde_1.94.tgz again gives more errors: > > pkg_add: could not find package XFree86-3.3.6_2 ! > pkg_add: autoload of dependency `/usr/home/tim/Mesa-3.2.1_1.tgz' failed! > and numerous more like it. > Of course it can't find the package. I couldn't either! :) > I guess I find it strange that there is a package available for all sorts > of oddities (and for XFree4.1something) but not for 3.3.6_2. Is there one > coming soon and that is why kde-1.94 expects a package? > Anyway, could anybody show me a work around or a way to get 1.94 > installed? Or can show me what I did wrong? I'm pretty much a moron with > make but I really like how slick the package system really is. Everything > else I have tried has installed just great. > Thank you, > > Tim did you cvsup your ports collection? pkg_version ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/INDEX will compare your installed packages against the current list > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- These are just my opinions you are free to disagree please do so quietly To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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