RE: installing apps

From: John Brooks (john_at_day-light.com)
Date: 08/21/04

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    To: <spidey@act.co.za>, <FreeBSD-isp@freebsd.org>
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:24:20 -0500

    as root:

    pkg_add cvsup-without-gui-16.1h.tgz
    rehash
    mkdir /usr/local/etc/cvsup
    mkdir /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup
    cd /usr/local/etc/cvsup
    vi ports-supfile (add these lines)

    *default host=cvsup11.FreeBSD.org
    *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup
    *default prefix=/usr
    *default compress
    *default release=cvs
    *default delete use-rel-suffix
    *default tag=.
    ports-all

    cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile

    enjoy... 

    --
John Brooks
john@stlbsd.org 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Spidey Knepscheld
> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 6:59 AM
> To: FreeBSD-isp@freebsd.org
> Subject: installing apps
> 
> 
> Hi Guys
>  
> This might be the silliest question on air but *** I need to know.If I
> am not mistaken to install a new app I first need to update the ports
> tree ?I don't know how to do that correctly then how do I get the
> program and install it.If someone could perhaps just give me a
> step-by-step on how to do that.I did try the man files but does not know
> what page to start and so on.Please if one can help.
>  
>  
> Spidey
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