Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 11:01:47 -0700 (MST) From: laszlo vagner <vetex@WWW.TIMANDPATRICK.COM> To: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net> Cc: wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG, laszlo vagner <vetex@www.timandpatrick.com> Subject: Re: gimp frustration Message-ID: <XFMail.990528110147.vetex@vetex.com> In-Reply-To: <199905281307.JAA01956@bellsouth.net>
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When i try that it tries to download xf86333 or something like that, it is over 16 meg just for the one file and my internet connection stops after about 2 hours of download time. I have to redial in and of course it wont continue. On 28-May-99 W Gerald Hicks wrote: > >> I need some help with installing gimp. > > Expert assistance for building and installing over two thousand > third-party packages may be found encapsulated within the FreeBSD > ports collection. It's truly a marvelous resource! :-) > > See http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/ports.html for the lowdown. > > For your specific case of the gimp simply: > cd /usr/ports/graphics/gimp1 && make install clean > > If you somehow manage to find something worthwhile that's not in > the ports collection, you can become a contributor to the FreeBSD > project by following these instructions: > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/porting.html > > Good Luck, > > Jerry Hicks > wghicks@bellsouth.net > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ---------------------------------- Vetex C/O L. Vagner 3600 W. Mountain Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Webpage: nadxa.com E-Mail: laszlo vagner <vetex@vetex.com> Date: 28-May-99 Time: 10:58:55 Windows Exception Error: noun: Meaning- With the exception of a reboot anything you do will fail to recover the system. ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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