Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 22:17:33 -0500 From: Ryan Coleman <editor@d3photography.com> To: Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com> Cc: Grant Walter <grantwalter2@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Distributions" are missing from home burnt CD Message-ID: <4FB2F52D-6975-44FE-A381-A3E64A9989C0@d3photography.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BQLa9DSOentuUdXvQLonPnq%2BFSmenJWcmx4bMqW9iWUOmZttg@mail.gmail.com> References: <83D140CA-E0B9-49A3-A927-B11D7AF803E8@gmail.com> <6C8514A2-8346-451F-A127-E90627FBD338@d3photography.com> <CA%2BQLa9DSOentuUdXvQLonPnq%2BFSmenJWcmx4bMqW9iWUOmZttg@mail.gmail.com>
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Is portsnap installed? I was going with the effed up installer route. :) This works - I tried it when I wrote up the directions. On Aug 1, 2011, at 10:14 PM, Robert Simmons wrote: > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Ryan Coleman = <editor@d3photography.com> wrote: >> Distributions, by nature, shouldn't be on the disc... they are = outdated the moment they are made into an ISO. >>=20 >> run these commands: >>=20 >> These are written assuming you are in as root. >>=20 >> # ftp ftp://ftp3.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/ports/ports.tar.gz >> This is a 50MB file. It will take some time. I have found = ftp3.freebsd.org to be the fastest server in the US. >> # mkdir /usr/ports >> # chown root:wheel /usr/ports >> # tar -xzf ./ports.tar.gz -C /usr/ports/ >>=20 >> Capital C is required there... it will shift you to the folder you = need. >> You can now build your programs as you need to. >> /usr/ports/shells/bash* >>=20 >> This is also the most current version of the ports since you are = getting it straight off the server. >=20 > Unless I'm missing something completely, portsnap makes sure that you > always have the latest ports, and it verifies the integrity of the > files that it transfers using a secure key. Your method has no such > check, so I would say you shouldn't do it that way or recommend that > method to others. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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