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From: Tim Erlin <tperlin@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Installing Additional Packages via FTP
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Are you using /stand/sysinstall to add the packages? 

You might try getting the packages from a different
FTP site (ftp2.freebsd.org, etc) or build them from
the ports tree. 

The handbook as info about this, or `man pkg_add`

--Tim

--- Joseph Koenig <joe@jwebmedia.com> wrote:
> I have just installed a FreeBSD 4.2 system and went
> to do some post
> install config - including installing some packages
> via ftp. However,
> when I log into the ftp.freebsd.org site, it tells
> me I need to install
> from a media where the INDEX is available. Shouldn't
> the main FTP site
> work for installing some extra packages? Thanks,
> 
> Joe
> 
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