Can Gnome install from CD-ROM with defaults?

[Mark Kirkwood]

knowtree at aloha.com wrote:
> I want to install Gnome in a classroom situation, either live or as a
> homework project. I prefer not requiring the bandwidth a network install
> entails. This step will follow installing FreeBSD, so it will be on a clean
> machine.
>
> Is there a way to do this using CD-ROM? 
>
> What if I did it once ahead of time, then copied all the tarballs to the
> new machine's /usr/ports/distfiles, then ran the gnome2 installer? Would
> that work without a network connection?
>
> Is there a way to run the installer with the option to take all defaults
> and not prompt? I recall having my recent installs get stuck several times
> waiting for me to accept the proposed configuration for this or that port.
>
>   
I think the "batch" option to portinstall is what you want:

$ portinstall --batch gnome2

should work out what dependencies are needed and install gnome without 
user intervention.

Cheers

Mark