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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