From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 21 22:43:48 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA77016A41F for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:43:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dfarmour@myrealbox.com) Received: from pd3mo1so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89A7143D45 for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:43:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dfarmour@myrealbox.com) Received: from pd5mr2so.prod.shaw.ca (pd5mr2so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.233]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IWI00JNN1RNPE50@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:42:59 -0700 (MST) Received: from pn2ml9so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.7]) by pd5mr2so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IWI002ZL1RM65H0@pd5mr2so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:42:58 -0700 (MST) Received: from [24.68.24.17] by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IWI00GPZ1RMC560@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:42:58 -0700 (MST) Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:44:02 -0800 From: David Armour To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <442081B2.4080209@myrealbox.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060314) Subject: pkg_add -r openoffice Error: FTP Unable to get ftp: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:43:48 -0000 hello, the handbook directions seem direct and specific. but #pkg_add -r openoffice ... produces: Error: FTP Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/Latest/openoffice.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) pkg_add: unable to fetch 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/Latest/openoffice.tbz' by URL is this a handbook, freebsd, kde or openoffice issue? combination of all four? or something specific to 'dumb newbie'? uname -a FreeBSD amanaplan.gv.shawcable.net 6.1-BETA2 FreeBSD 6.1-BETA2 #0: Thu Feb 16 21:44:00 UTC 2006 root@opus.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 any help greatly appreciated.