linux_base-8 mystery

[Aaron P. Martinez]

On Tue, 2004-11-02 at 19:32, Bsd B wrote:
> Hi, 
> I have a question that has really stumped me. I have
> searched far and wide and have found no literature on
> it.
> My question - Why can't i install linux_base-8 from
> packages?
> 
> I am running linux_base-7.1_7 on FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE
> and wish to upgrade to linux_base-8. As root I type
> "pkg_add -r linux_base-8" and get the following
> 
> Error: FTP Unable to get
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.10-release/Latest/linux_base-8.tgz:
> File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
> pkg_add: unable to fetch
> 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.10-release/Latest/linux_base-8.tgz'
> by URL
> 
> It installs perfectly from ports, but why not from
> packages? I am puzzled. Does any one know why or can
> point me to some reference or literature explaining
> this mystery?

I'm VERY new to freebsd, but as i understand things, all packages are
ports, but not all ports are packages  (unless you build it yourself of
course)
> Cheers
> Bob


Aaron
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