TapRoot420 wrote: > Hello, I just installed FreeBSD 5.0 DP1 and everything is great with the system >except i cant get pkg_add to work via ftp. I am trying to install the current >afterstep package from the offical freebsd ftp server. > > Here is what i am trying per the handbook. > > # pkg_add ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/5.0-CURRENT/p > ackages/afterstep/afterstep-1.8.11.tbz > Fetching ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/5.0-CURRENT/packages/af > terstep/afterstep-1.8.11.tbz...
As mentionned earlier on this list, the 'tbz' format is the culprit. AFAIK, switchover to this format is being rolled back. -- Guido Van Hoecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
