installing apps

[John Brooks]

as root:

pkg_add cvsup-without-gui-16.1h.tgz
rehash
mkdir /usr/local/etc/cvsup
mkdir /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup
cd /usr/local/etc/cvsup
vi ports-supfile  (add these lines)

*default host=cvsup11.FreeBSD.org
*default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup
*default prefix=/usr
*default compress
*default release=cvs
*default delete use-rel-suffix
*default tag=.
ports-all

cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile

enjoy...

--
John Brooks
john at stlbsd.org 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-isp at freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Spidey Knepscheld
> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 6:59 AM
> To: FreeBSD-isp at freebsd.org
> Subject: installing apps
> 
> 
> Hi Guys
>  
> This might be the silliest question on air but shit I need to know.If I
> am not mistaken to install a new app I first need to update the ports
> tree ?I don't know how to do that correctly then how do I get the
> program and install it.If someone could perhaps just give me a
> step-by-step on how to do that.I did try the man files but does not know
> what page to start and so on.Please if one can help.
>  
>  
> Spidey
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