Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 14:45:17 -0500 From: jimmy fix <jim_fix@operamail.com> To: Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: rpm on freebsd - beginner Message-ID: <3AA5EBB9@operamail.com>
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basically i wanna change the window manager and put KDE so i can configure ppp (its easier from there) and put netscape ( i got it on rpm only) so i can go on the web, do cvs, chech for native versions as u said etc... >===== Original Message From Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> ===== >On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 02:04:46PM -0500, jimmy fix wrote: >> hi, i just got freebsd to work, including X, but i didnt dowload any packages >> yet as i havent configured ppp. since i have a lot of linux stuff that i'd >> like to install and use, does anyone know how i can install rpm packages on >> freebsd? > >It's `possible' to install and use Linux-rpms, but why not check out >whether there are native FreeBSD versions of what you want to use >first? Check out the list in the ports (/usr/ports) >-- >Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny" > - Kin Hubbard To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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