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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!IndyNet!usenet From: jpaul@indy.net Subject: adding additional freeBSD packages Message-ID: <D1qMsx.6L3@indy.net> Sender: usenet@indy.net Organization: IndyNet - Indianapolis Internet Gateway Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 17:48:32 GMT Lines: 23 I installed freeBSD on a "secondary" machine here at home in hopes of getting some familiarity with UNIX. In the far past, I had cursory knowledge of UNIX required in school just to get by. Now I would like to know more. I have increased my value to my employer by having MSDOS machines and setting up a small network at home and experimenting in ways that could be non- productive (and disastrous) at work. I hope to do the same with BSD, because, the more I know that he does not, the more essential I might become (for him and future employers). The gist is: yep, here is another clueless newbie jumping in way over his head. Given that, I hope you to bear with me. I found the installation of FreeBSD outstandingly well done for a beginner like myself. Thanks to the great people who wrote it! I installed the BINDIST and that's all. I did this to be conservative on space, while thinking that later I can add other items, such as manpages and x-windows. There was a chance to load these packages and others during the installation program, but I had not yet downloaded them, and I was being conservative as I said before. I missed my chance. Finding that I need some reading to do I would like to install the manpages now having BSD up and going. I am not sure just how to do that after the initial installation. Is there a way to return to that menu where I can add these packages? Also, If there is a guide I should be reading strictly concerning FreeBSD geared to my apparent level, I would be thankful if you could point me to it.