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Date:      Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:52:17 -0700
From:      Jim Mock <jim@luna.osd.bsdi.com>
To:        Daniel Cuthbert <daniel.cuthbert@uk.psi.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: installing software
Message-ID:  <20000712105217.B11901@luna.osd.bsdi.com>
In-Reply-To: <NEBBLHOMMLHCGDHCGIHDEEFACAAA.daniel.cuthbert@uk.psi.com>; from daniel.cuthbert@uk.psi.com on Wed, Jul 12, 2000 at 02:36:01PM %2B0100
References:  <20000712092726.V25603@shell.wetworks.org> <NEBBLHOMMLHCGDHCGIHDEEFACAAA.daniel.cuthbert@uk.psi.com>

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On Wed, 12 Jul 2000 at 14:36:01 +0100, Daniel Cuthbert wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> im a bit confused when it comes to installing packages in FreeBSD
> on the ports homepage, if you download say the vmware package, it
> comes down as a tar file now where do i untar this to?

You don't.  You use pkg_add(1).

> also what was the ports collection i installed on installation?

Take a look in your /usr/ports directory.

> does that contact the package aswell

No.

- jim

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