RE: pkg_add help

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To: "'marlon corleone'" <mmp6107625@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:30:13 -0700

>
> should it be in the ports directory when running
> pkg_add? like usr/ports/security/packge
>
> say the package is in the security category
>
> or its ok to run in in my home directory or should it
> be in ports directory?
>

pkg_add can be run from anywhere, and the file.tgz can reside anywhere.
I usually just fetch the package to my home dir then su and pkg_add it.

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