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From: dleeds@MCS.COM (Daniel Leeds)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Packages--How to install??
Date: 18 May 1994 16:22:30 -0500
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Those nifty little packages in the /packages direcftory on freebsd.cdrom.com
look nice--but how do I install them..

Is there a utility in FreeBSD 1.1 or do I just tar -xvf the file??
If just tar...what directory should I untar it from??