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From: pflores@phoenix.net (Paul Flores)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Hat off!!
Date: 2 Sep 1995 14:51:23 GMT
Organization: Phoenix Data Systems
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Message-ID: <429r1b$8un@gryphon.phoenix.net>
References: <427nlp$9c1@parsifal.nando.net> <429mv4$7on@i-2000.com>
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freyes@i-2000.com wrote:
: In <427nlp$9c1@parsifal.nando.net>, dknierim@nando.net (David Knierim) writes:
: >
: >I also have not figgured out how the packages are supposed to work.
: >I cannot find the README in the packages subdirectory which the
: >FreeBSD.FAQ refers to.
: If you already completed the installation then you can run pkg_manage and that
: will bring you a menu driven program to install packages. Select the packages
: directory from the /cdrom. If you want to view info about all the packages then
: go into the ../all directory, otherwise select the appropiate one.
How bout a pkg_manage that works via ftp? That would be truley slick for
those of us lacking cd-rom cabability...
Paul
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"I've Always been easy, just never cheap!"
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