Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:01:24 -0700
From:      Admin <admin@enabled.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   new machine trying to install /usr/ports
Message-ID:  <4A79D704.2030908@enabled.com>

next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
hi there,

I am trying to get some basic ports tools installed on a new machine.  I 
downloaded the entire ports.tar.gz and then placed all those contents in 
/usr/ports

What are the best next steps to follow to get things up an running?  I 
was hoping to install portsnap but here the error I am receiving.  What 
is wrong?


su-3.2# pkg_add -r portsnap
Error: FTP Unable to get 
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-6-stable/Latest/portsnap.tbz: 
File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
pkg_add: unable to fetch 
'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-6-stable/Latest/portsnap.tbz' 
by URL


Cheers,

Noah




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4A79D704.2030908>