Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 19:16:29 +0100 From: Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk> To: sroberts@dsl.pipex.com Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: pkg_add -r XFree86-4 fails - How do I tell pkg_add to look somewhere else for target? Message-ID: <5iQKrFB97uP9EwxH@caomhin.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <1027534025.3d3eecc9e656e@netmail.pipex.net> References: <1027534025.3d3eecc9e656e@netmail.pipex.net>
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Someone, quite probably , once wrote: > I want to install the latest version of XFree86-4. > >I've already tried going via the ports an hour ago, which failed with lots of >syntax errors. I do not want to bother with the port, and would like to install >via a package. > >However, pkg_add -r XFree86-4 fails with "File not available" whilst attempting >to fetch the package from some FreeBSD mirror. > >How do I tell pkg_add to try somewhere else? You can give it an actual location if you like: # pkg_add ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/x11/ XFree86-4 Kevin -- kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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