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 -- /* jim mock - berkeley software design, inc - open source division */ /* documentation manager - jim@FreeBSD.org - jim@luna.osd.bsdi.com */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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