Date: 29 Mar 2001 11:05:24 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd@intelos.net Subject: Re: installing software Message-ID: <44bsqkh86z.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: freebsd@intelos.net's message of "28 Mar 2001 21:44:19 %2B0200" References: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0103281436470.23760-100000@flanders.intelos.net>
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freebsd@intelos.net (Ashby Gochenour) writes: > Hey Guys, > I have a question about installing software. > What is the best way to locate and install? > I've been using /stand/sysinstall so far, but > that takes a long time for me to find what I am > looking for if I even do find it. > > For example, I want to install netscape and imapd on a 4.2 system. > I've spent about an hour going through package groups and finally listed > all packages and still didn't find what I was looking for. > > In debian linux, I would just do: > > host> apt-cache search packagename > > host> apt-get install package.deb > > I've been very impressed by FreeBSD so far, and would be even more > impressed if I could figure out a better way to find and install > packages :) Any help or pointers to a FM to RTFM would be much > appriciated. Installing the ports system is one easy approach for this sort of thing; you can use "make search" locally, or if you prefer a web interface, you can use the search facility at http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ The handbook includes a whole section on the ports system, which is probably enough documentation to figure it out. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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