Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:36:22 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.2-stable/gnome Message-ID: <20070621023622.GA97991@rot26.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20070620205411.H84794@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx> References: <20070620205411.H84794@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx>
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On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 09:02:58PM -0500, Eduardo Viruena Silva wrote: > > Hello! > > My systems says: > > FreeBSD michelle.esfm.ipn.mx 6.2-STABLE FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE #0: Wed Jun 20 > 15:14:14 CDT 2007 > root@michelle.esfm.ipn.mx:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/eviruena i386 > > I would like to install gnome BUT I CANNOT FIND IT. > > If I try: > > pkg_add -r gnome2 > > I get: > > michelle:/home/mrspock> pkg_add -r gnome2 > Error: FTP Unable to get > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/Latest/gnome2.tbz: > File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) > pkg_add: unable to fetch > 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/Latest/gnome2.tbz' > by URL > > the same thing happends if I try: gnome, gnome2, etc. > > Is there a way of installing gnome2 without compiling it from the ports? > > (of course, I have the FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE discs but they are outdated, > the dependences are completely different from the ones used in 6.2-STABLE) Wait until it becomes entirely buildable. Often in the immediate aftermath of a new gnome release it does not completely build for a week or so. Kris
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