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Date:      Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:00:53 -0800
From:      "Kenyon Ralph" <kralph@gmail.com>
To:        "David Armour" <dfarmour@myrealbox.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pkg_add -r openoffice Error: FTP Unable to get ftp:
Message-ID:  <13d4d6bb0603211500k590689e3p178ad188f71fa579@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <442081B2.4080209@myrealbox.com>
References:  <442081B2.4080209@myrealbox.com>

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On 3/21/06, David Armour <dfarmour@myrealbox.com> wrote:
> 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/ope=
noffice.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/op=
enoffice.tbz'
> by URL
>
> is this a handbook, freebsd, kde or openoffice issue? combination of all
> four? or something specific to 'dumb newbie'?

Well, that file doesn't exist, but there is a
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/Latest/openo=
ffice.org.tbz.
 Try pkg_add -r openoffice.org.



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