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Message-ID: <326BAC8B.7078@wsg.net> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 13:02:03 -0400 From: "David M. Fogarty" <chaos@wsg.net> Reply-To: chaos@wsg.net Organization: Web Services Group, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Packages missing from 2.1.5 CD ? References: <stanbDz6vB6.n2r@netcom.com> <53qgf2$dev@klemm.gtn.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.97.122.160 Lines: 56 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.erols.net!newspump.sol.net!ddsw1!news.mcs.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!enews.sgi.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.internetMCI.com!pull-feed.internetmci.com!ns2.wsg.net!206.97.122.160 Andreas Klemm wrote: > > In article <stanbDz6vB6.n2r@netcom.com>, > stanb@netcom.com (Stan Brown) writes: > > I am atempting to install FreeBSD from the Walnut Creek 2.1.5 CD. > > A good many of the packages that I want to install seem to be in the index, > > bit not on the CD. > > > > Could someone point me to FTP site for these ? Once I have > > them do I just run pkg_add on them? > > You could do the following... Setup the FreeBSD ports collection as > described in the FreeBSD handbook > > 4.2.2 How does the Ports collection work? > 4.2.3.1 Compiling ports from CDROM > > You know, how to read the FreeBSD manual locally or via the Net ?! > > more /usr/share/doc/handbook/handbook.ascii > Netscape / Mosaic: > file:/usr/share/doc/handbook/ > http://www.freesbd.org/ > > -- > andreas@klemm.gtn.com /\/\___ Wiechers & Partner Datentechnik GmbH > Andreas Klemm ___/\/\/ Support Unix -- andreas.klemm@wup.de > pgp p-key http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bal/pks-toplev.html >>> powered by <<< > ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz >>> FreeBSD <<< I would recommend setting your media type to FTP and dumping them directly. I too had a number of problems installing certain packages from the CD. Not all of them worked over FTP directly either but I got most of what I needed.... -Dave -- ~|~|_ _ | _ _ _| _ |` /~`|_ _ _ _ | | |(/_ |_(_)| (_| (_)~|~ \_,| |(_((_)_\ Ever been to the Realm of Chaos? Check it out!! http://www.wsg.net/~chaos | chaos@wsg.net -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAzI+5/MAAAEEANEJ4sCRrHa/FmG/wmv2ngA//BDrsq7VbiyQQRUGu8UDEOL4 JuKdxEIZf+8w7e38Sy4sBzRHdUbW2+O66i0GfQ1l1fDadrmxmyjUjt9OYgoeLRa4 4eFa9H8pt9TJefFPc+xFckYUTNoIq/wFfulfRHoFSSC+AAOQ//zPtXxt0x0BAAUR tCBEYXZpZCBNLiBGb2dhcnR5IDxjaGFvc0B3c2cubmV0PokAlQMFEDJAa2H8z7V8 bdMdAQEB6fkEAL72UBqn2Y8r99pEQJKIiHrS2ln6TpFEgVqqfYLgVBIxMND1zQCX hJ5jV9Sh4KnZhUxUA/RQ4UwH1DZQiOz8ylg/XaEBTlykOSYAvEsvOHMYshrKXVRU MmPUFYTpoNoMGw/wUovarA/hJ0P+jqC72U2atTVR9D+WMiH+li8cFa+FtB9EYXZp ZCBNLiBGb2dhcnR5IDxkYXZlQHRiZS5uZXQ+ =7twh -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----