Re: freebsd-newbies Digest, Vol 86, Issue 7
From: Eugen-Andrei Gavriloaie (shiretu_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/14/04
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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 14:34:45 +0000 To: ohoyer@ohoyer.de
> > Hi,
> > Have one question...
> >
> > I recently installed freebsd. The installation was minimal except i
> > added the ports collection. Done that because I wanted to be able to
> > cvsupdate and after that be able to install software of my choice. The
> > problem is i didn't install man pages, so if i issue "man ls" for
> > example it won't work. A quick solution is to install man pages from
> > the CD. But i wonder... Is it possible to install the man pages using
> > the port collection?
>
> No, as ports deal only with extra programs, and not with part of the
> base system itself. System within the base are installes from CD, or
> when you upgrade the system using cvs(up), then they reside underneath
> /usr/src
>
> HTH
> Olaf
>
> --
> Olaf Hoyer ohoyer@ohoyer.de
> Fuerchterliche Erlebniss geben zu raten,
> ob der, welcher sie erlebt, nicht etwas Fuerchterliches ist.
> (Nietzsche, Jenseits von Gut und Boese)
I will try this sollution. It is the best IMHO
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