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From: Spike Gronim <spork@dti.net>
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To: Cliff Roman <white@wavetech.net>
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Subject: Re: New User to FreeBSD
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> I am sorry.. but I did not know who I could send this to...
> 
> I just recieved my FreeBSD CD-Roms a few days ago and I am currently trying
> to get things
> setup.
> 
> I have gone through the installation, which seemed to go pretty easily..
> however there are a few
> things that I can not seem to do.
> 
> I am trying to access the Handbook.. if I go to my /usr/share/doc
> directory, there is no handbook

If you have 2.2.5, an HTML version of the handbook is on disk 3 of the
four disc distribution. Just copy the Handbook form cd to /usr/share/doc
and it will be fine.

> there. I have tried to reinstall the INFO and DOC distributions.. and it
> appears they are installing
> correctly.
> 
> Also.. I am trying to run a few ports. I have gone in and installed them
> and I can see the skeleton
> for them. However, when I type MAKE INSTALL it tells me it cannot find the
> file. When I look in the
> /usr/ports/distfiles directory.. it is empty. 
> 

You have to mount the 4th cdrom before you can install ports, or it will
try to fetch them off the net. 

> So.. I then looked at the handbook on your Web Page (back in win95 now) and
> I read about linking
> the cdrom. so.. I tried to link it but it tells me that
> /cdrom/ports/distfiles does not exist. When I looked
> at the cdrom.. it is correct, there is no distfiles on the cdrom.. just one
> BIG file of ports. 
>

the ports are on CD 4.
 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated
> 
> Thanx,
>  Cliff
> 
> 
> 
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