From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 21 13:12:07 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8FB037B401 for ; Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:12:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bico-de-lacre.iqm.unicamp.br (bico-de-lacre.iqm.unicamp.br [143.106.51.234]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CECAB43F3F for ; Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:12:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from atabraga@bico-de-lacre.iqm.unicamp.br) Received: from bico-de-lacre.iqm.unicamp.br (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bico-de-lacre.iqm.unicamp.br (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AEE04481; Sat, 21 Jun 2003 17:12:03 -0300 (BRT) Received: (from atabraga@localhost)h5LKC2EW030408; Sat, 21 Jun 2003 17:12:02 -0300 (BRT) Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 17:12:02 -0300 From: Ataualpa Albert Carmo Braga To: Ian Todd Message-ID: <20030621201202.GA30385@iqm.unicamp.br> Mail-Followup-To: Ian Todd , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200306211844.h5LIiE6k001602@mailgate.mailbox.co.za> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200306211844.h5LIiE6k001602@mailgate.mailbox.co.za> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: packages X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 20:12:07 -0000 >>>>> On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 03:44:16PM BRT , Ian Todd wrote: |Ive done what u said but still not comeing right: | |FREEBSD# pkg_add BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4+Tcl1.5.tar.gz Nope. You could do this if a package (.tgz extension), .tar.gz you must unzip and untar in order to get a dir where you can install de program. |tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive |tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors |pkg_add: tar extract of /tmp/test/BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4+Tcl1.5.tar.gz |failed! |pkg_add: unable to extract table of contents file from |'/tmp/test/BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4+Tcl1.5.tar.gz' - not a package? | |FREEBSD# |FREEBSD# cd /usr/ports/irc |FREEBSD# cd bitchx |FREEBSD# ls -a |. Makefile distinfo pkg-comment |pkg-plist |.. README.html files pkg-descr |FREEBSD# bitchx FREEBSD# make install clean |bitchx: Command not found. |FREEBSD# BitchX |BitchX: Command not found. |FREEBSD# make install distclean |>> ircii-pana-1.0c19.tar.gz doesn't seem to exist in |/usr/ports/distfiles/. |>> Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.bitchx.com/pub/BitchX/source/. |fetch: |ftp://ftp.bitchx.com/pub/BitchX/source/ircii-pana-1.0c19.tar.gz: Host |not found |>> Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.bitchx.org/pub/BitchX/source/. |please help | Wait until the port to find the softwares. Or you can get all .tar.gz and put then on /usr/ports/distfiles and repeat # make install clean Sorry for so bad english. See you, Ata. |regards |ian | |as root, just use: | |pkg_add BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4+Tcl1.5.tar.gz | |If this doesn't work, it is probably not a real FreeBSD package. | |I usually compile things from ports. You will find BitchX in |/usr/ports/irc/bitchx. If you want to try compiling it, do this (as |root): | |cd /usr/ports/irc/bitchx | make install distclean | |-Will | |> -----Original Message----- | > From: Ian Todd [mailto:isa@mailbox.co.za] | > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 1:56 PM | > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG | > Subject: packages | > |> |> Hi | > |> I am a newbie to freebsd. I am having trouble on installing |packages. | > i know about the pkg_add. I downloaded BichX and its | > BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4+Tcl1.5.tar.gz. How will i install that |packages | > seeing that its an tar.gz file. ive use tar to extract it then i |get | > stuck. Im just using this file for an example.I would like to know | > whats the right way on installing packages.Help please. | > |> regards | > ian | > ________________________________ |_______________________________________________________________________ |LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD - WWW.HEALTHIEST.CO.ZA | |Cool Connection, Cool Price, Internet Access for R59 monthly @ WebMail |http://www.webmail.co.za/dialup/ |_______________________________________________ |freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list |http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions |To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Ataualpa Albert Carmo Braga atabraga@iqm.unicamp.br http://www.iqm.unicamp.br "Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do." Oscar Wilde