Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1998 11:20:51 +0100 (CET) From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: geo <dennisip@geocities.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: questions Message-ID: <XFMail.981107112051.asmodai@wxs.nl> In-Reply-To: <000901be0ab5$092dafe0$28f145ca@MyComputer.speednet.net>
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On 08-Nov-98 geo wrote: > Hi!I am a new user of FreeBSD,i have a few question want to ask.After i > install the ports,how can i > run it?and how can i know where it is ?Can i use it in X-windows like windows > to make a short cut or...?thanks. The ports are nothing more than a collection of makefiles and patches that install the chosen package. That ye installed the ports doesn't mean that ye have them installed as such to use them. cd /usr/ports and from there on search for what ye need either by browsing the directories or 'make search key="packagename"' hope this helps --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven/Asmodai asmodai(at)wxs.nl Junior Network/Security Specialist *BSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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