Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:58:36 -0900 From: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org> To: Ashby Gochenour <freebsd@intelos.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing software Message-ID: <01032816583600.03699@galaxy.anchoragerescue.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0103281436470.23760-100000@flanders.intelos.net> References: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0103281436470.23760-100000@flanders.intelos.net>
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On Wednesday 28 March 2001 10:44, Ashby Gochenour wrote: > Hey Guys, > I have a question about installing software. > What is the best way to locate and install? > I've been using /stand/sysinstall so far, but > that takes a long time for me to find what I am > looking for if I even do find it. > > For example, I want to install netscape and imapd on a 4.2 system. > I've spent about an hour going through package groups and finally listed > all packages and still didn't find what I was looking for. > > In debian linux, I would just do: > > host> apt-cache search packagename > > host> apt-get install package.deb > > I've been very impressed by FreeBSD so far, and would be even more > impressed if I could figure out a better way to find and install > packages :) Any help or pointers to a FM to RTFM would be much > appriciated. > > Thank you, > > Ashby Gochenour > Unix Administration > NTELOS > NOC I think the ports are what you are looking for. You can install the ports tree from /stand/sysinstall. They are nicely grouped and most fetch, make and install with just a make install command. You can get the info on ports at: http://www.freebsd.org/ports Hope this helps Beech ------------------------------------------------------------------- Beech Rintoul - Network Manager - akbeech@anchoragerescue.org /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | P.O. Box 230510 X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99523-0510 / \ ----------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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