On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 03:52:25PM -0600, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > Matthew Seaman wrote: > > >On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 11:19:05PM -0500, gazwacker the kazmaster wrote:
> >>Annoyed am I. For mine computer hath been tampered upon by a fool > >>which hath deleted mine "/usr/share" folder. I have the > >>installation CD, now how would I re-install my purloined portfolio? > >>(If no one knows how to do that, a copy of the "/usr/share/misc/termcap" > >>file would suffice) > >Grab the system sources via cvsup, and do a 'make world' cycle as > >described here: > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html > > > >and here > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html > > > >That will reinstall the contents of /usr/share along with all of the > >rest of the system -- sure, it's a sledge hammer, but it will crack > >this nut very effectively. Nb. you should always compile a new kernel > >to go with the new system -- having kernel and world out of synch > >tends to cause a number of oddities of behaviour in the system. > Lo! A large hammer indeed. > > Might not he simply changeth to /usr/src/share (if he indeed hath > such) and typest "make install" as root? Possibly. Although I have no idea whether that will actually work or not. Or if it will provide the complete contents of /usr/share -- better to spend some time now and be sure of the result than find things mysteriously broken someway down the line. Hmmm... one point I should comment on: I said to grab the system sources by cvsup(1), but you could also just install them from the release CD. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK
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