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From: rone@bofh.noc.best.net (Ron Echeverri)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: mtools package
Date: 16 Mar 1997 17:03:50 -0800
Organization: fidgety systems administrators gmbh
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References: <332B39D8.66B@world.std.com>
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In article <332B39D8.66B@world.std.com>,
Joel Gwynn  <joelman@world.std.com> wrote:
>I downloaded the mtools-3.0.tgz package from the freebsd site, changed
>to my /usr directory, and typed
>tar -xzf mtools-3.0.tgz
>Did I do this right?  Did I miss a step?

If you download a package, the best way to install it is with pkg_add.

    pkg_add mtools-3.0.tgz

rone
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