Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 22:57:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Scott Myron <zamy27@hsonline.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: tring to install kde Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980602225205.22038P-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <35731B1E.7DB59DCC@hsonline.net>
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On Tue, 2 Jun 1998, Scott Myron wrote: > ok I downloaded the kde*.tgz's from ftp.cdrom.com(only the kde*.tgz > ones) and I'm probably missing a few files. but anyhow. I tried to > pkg_add kde*.tgz well it kind of worked although it gave me errors. it > took up around 10 megs of disk space but I don't know where it went. I > look for the "kde" directory and it's not there, then I try to "locate" > it(after I updated my database) and it's not there. so then I tried to > "pkg_delete" it. well it said it wasn't installed. then when I try to > "pkg_add" it it says it IS installed... here are the files.... anyhow. > if you have any ideas please let me know.. and if I need to download any > other files also please let me know. and another thing. if you know > another way to get this installed without "pkg_add" PLEASE let me know. kde is in a state of flux. I'm going to build it tonight on one of my fileservers and see if I can get the order right. I don't know what's up with the packages -- can you give some error messages? to start kde, run `startkde' in X. Previously I've built it using the kde metaport, which runs all the sub-ports in the correct order. Unfortunately, to make it work right you have to have the current ports, which are available from ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports-current. It's very tricky, look at the kde port Makefile to help out. the biggest problem is that the kde sub-ports (kdelibs, kdebase, etc) are in different port categories :( To pkg_delete you don't supply the .tgz suffix. See /var/db/pkg for the list. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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