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Date:      Tue, 02 Nov 2004 19:43:07 -0600
From:      "Aaron P. Martinez" <ml@proficuous.com>
To:        Bsd B <freebsd04@yahoo.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: linux_base-8 mystery
Message-ID:  <1099446187.29957.1.camel@aaron.proficuous.com>
In-Reply-To: <20041103013251.14546.qmail@web54007.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20041103013251.14546.qmail@web54007.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Tue, 2004-11-02 at 19:32, Bsd B wrote:
> Hi,=20
> I have a question that has really stumped me. I have
> searched far and wide and have found no literature on
> it.
> My question - Why can't i install linux_base-8 from
> packages?
>=20
> I am running linux_base-7.1_7 on FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE
> and wish to upgrade to linux_base-8. As root I type
> "pkg_add -r linux_base-8" and get the following
>=20
> Error: FTP Unable to get
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.10-release/Latest=
/linux_base-8.tgz:
> File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
> pkg_add: unable to fetch
> 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.10-release/Lates=
t/linux_base-8.tgz'
> by URL
>=20
> It installs perfectly from ports, but why not from
> packages? I am puzzled. Does any one know why or can
> point me to some reference or literature explaining
> this mystery?

I'm VERY new to freebsd, but as i understand things, all packages are
ports, but not all ports are packages  (unless you build it yourself of
course)
> Cheers
> Bob


Aaron

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