Re: The ideal way to install packages ?

From: Bas Keur (viper_at_dmrt.net)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 01:57:26 +0200

| But, how do I installed the additional packages from CD2 and CD3 as
| well ?

You don't.
I suggest you stick with 1 cpu architecture when installing packages :)

| manage to install all packages needed because perhaps `A` depends on
| `B` and `B` depends on `c` and `c` depends on `z` seperately on others
| CD..it turn out a very time-consuming installation..right ?

Not really.

| Is there any other way that I might miss ? Something like package
| manager which allow us to select which package to install and select
| the dependencies ?

I wrote a (laze me) shell script that makes a nice copy/paste package
index from your local (edit that) mirror ftp server. so you'll get the
latest version port packages. Just install ncftp and run it.

http://www.dmrt.net/viper/code/scripts/package_install.sh

+ : It finds it's own dependencies.
- : You need a broadband internet connection :)

here's an output
http://www.dmrt.net/package_install.html

-Bas

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