I am new to the linux-type OS environment. For about a week now I have
tried to do a task which I first thought would be simple-install a
program like firefox.
I did "sudo pkg_add -r firefox" as explained in chapter 4 of the
handbook and received the message:
pkg_add: package 'firefox-1.5.0.8,
On Nov 7, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Marc Fromm wrote:
I am new to the linux-type OS environment. For about a week now I have
tried to do a task which I first thought would be simple-install a
program like firefox.
I did "sudo pkg_add -r firefox" as explained in chapter 4 of the
handbook and receive
On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 13:16 -0600, Eric Crist wrote:
> On Nov 7, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Marc Fromm wrote:
>
> > I am new to the linux-type OS environment. For about a week now I have
> > tried to do a task which I first thought would be simple-install a
> > program like firefox.
> >
> >
> >
> > I did
Marc Fromm wrote:
I am new to the linux-type OS environment. For about a week now I have
tried to do a task which I first thought would be simple-install a
program like firefox.
I did "sudo pkg_add -r firefox" as explained in chapter 4 of the
handbook and received the message:
pkg_add: pack
On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 15:46 -0800, Marc Fromm wrote:
> Hi James,
>
>
>
> Thanks for the extra tip on checking for installed packages.
Here's another tip: use reply all, not reply. That way, we keep the
whole list informed, which is a good thing :)
>
> I browsed the ftp site and found a fir
I experience some problems using the FreeBSD ftp
server: I can`t really install anything from it. Is
there any other posibilities than ports' "make
install" method? What can I do in this case? Thank you
in advance.
Start your d
On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 04:23:19PM -0700, Andrei Iarus wrote:
> I experience some problems using the FreeBSD ftp
> server: I can`t really install anything from it. Is
> there any other posibilities than ports' "make
> install" method? What can I do in this case? Thank you
> in advance.
>
I think
On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 05:02:52PM -0700, Andrei Iarus wrote:
>
> > I think you should investigate the pkg_add(1) man
> > page. A quick way
> > to install directly a package (that means a
> > precompiled "port") is to
> > use the following syntax:
> >
> > # pkg_add -rv port-name
> >
> > i.e
