Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 14:16:48 -0800 (PST) From: Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org> To: "Frank A. Herda, C.M.H." <fherda@herda.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem installing packages with pkg_add Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970211141559.2067E-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <19970211124503.AAA19602@dcro6.dcro.dla.mil>
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On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, Frank A. Herda, C.M.H. wrote: > I've got 2.1.6 up and running and have been trying to > install some packages. > > >From what the responses I received from this mailing list, > I tried using pkg_add instead of sysinstall. > > I ftp'd (binary mode) files from my ftp server (that I > copied the packages directory of the cd and also ftp'd > (yes in binary mode) updated one from ftp.freebsd.org > to install but I keep running into this problem. > > The problem I'm running into is I get the following > message: > > Unable to open table of contents file `+CONTENTS' - not a package? Hmm . . . run "tar -tvzf pkg_name" on the downloaded packages just to make *extra* sure they're not corrupted. > Any one have an idea what's happening and what I'm doing wrong? > > Thanks for the help! > > > Col. Frank A. Herda, C.M.H. > (216)479-7989 Voicemail/Pager > http://www.herda.com > > Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems."
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