Re: Which is the right package to install

From: Stephen Liu (satimis_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 04/30/04

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To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>

    > > FreeBSD 5.2
    > > ===========
    > >
    > > I have following mozilla_firebox packages
    > (formerly
    > > knownas mozilla_firebird/Firebird) download;
    > > firefox-0.8-i686-linux-gtk2+xft.tar.gz
    > > firefox-source-0.8.tar.bz2
    > > firefox-0.8-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz
    > >
    > > I am in uncertainty of which one is the right
    > package
    > > to install on my OS. Kindly advise. Besides are
    > > there installation guide contained in the readme
    > file
    > > which can be found after extraction?
    >
    > Those aren't packages. Either compile the port (in
    > which case you
    > don't have to worry about what to download) or
    > download the package
    > from the freebsd.org ftp site.

    Hi Kris,

    Tks for your advice.

    firefox-0.8 is not available on port. I have searched
    following URL manually.

    ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5.2-release/Latest/

    B.R.
    Stephen

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