Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 14:22:27 -0600 (CST) From: Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> To: "'emailrob' spellberg" <emailrob@emailrob.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: where are the tarballs? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0111271420090.3106-100000@cody.jharris.com> In-Reply-To: <3C03E0D8.448A6B11@emailrob.com>
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, 'emailrob' spellberg wrote: You need to install the ports distro: 1) run /stand/sysinstall 2) Select "Do post install conifg of FreeBSD" 3) Select "Install additional distributions sets" 4) Select "ports" 5) Install them! > to whomever can answer this --- > > i've gone through lehey 3rd edition. > > ditto online handbook. > > there is --NO-- /cdrom/ports/distfiles. > > there are no distfiles anywhere > except /usr/ports and it is empty. > > there are no ports on disks 2, 3 or 4. > > i checked 3.2, 4.2 and 4.4. > > make wants a tarball in /usr/ports/distfiles. > > objective: install everything on the cds. > > plan b: install everything perl. > > holy grail: "hello, world" using perl/tk. > > i have run the install script in /cdrom/ports. > i have installed the cvs-repository. > > i buy the cds because all i have is dialup speed. > > q: where are the tarballs? > > the only tarballs i find are in individual packages. > > am i supposed to install packages one-by-one? > > what happens to specifying options? > > what is the current correct procedure > to transfer everything on the cds to hard drive? > > tia > > rob spellberg > harvard, illinois > > emailrob@emailrob.com > > ps: /stand/sysinstall does not recognize > the fbsd disks as fbsd disks. > > also, the mount point is called /cdrom. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> - Keep on Routing in a Free World... "FreeBSD: 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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