installing i386.rpm files on FBSD-6.1 amd64

[Boris Samorodov]

Please, please, don't top-post and keep freebsd-questions@ as CC
(there are a better chances you get an answer). And for questions
about linux applications there is a more relevant ML:
freebsd-emulation at .

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:59:15 +0000 Luiz A B de Campos wrote:

> All Kay, Boris...where shall I download "linux_base-fc4"?  I've tried
> freebsd ports (latest) but there is no such file! Keeping info

FreeBSD has very good documentation. The FreeBSD Handbook is one of the
wonderful books. It has a bunch of useful information. It seems to me
that you need this chapter:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html

HTH

> On 3/18/07, Boris Samorodov <bsam at ipt.ru> wrote:
> >
> > [top-posting reformatted, CC: to freebsd-questions@ restored]
> >
> > On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:28:38 +0000 Luiz A B de Campos wrote:
> > > On 3/11/07, Boris Samorodov <bsam at ipt.ru> wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:44:38 +0000 Luiz A B de Campos wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Is it possible to do this? I've already installed linux_base-8 and
> > rpm
> > > > ports
> > > > It is recommended to use linux_base-fc4 nowadays.
> > > > > but when I try to install a "i386.rpm" file the system claims for
> > some
> > > > libs
> > > > > (libpopt, libtiff, glibc.so.6 , libxml, bash)
> > > > All those apps are already at the ports tree. Which app do you need to
> > > > run? If it presents at the ports tree one should use ports/packages to
> > > > install.
> > > Thanks, Boris!  I need to install one i386.rpm driver for my Canon
> > Ip1600
> > > printer and it's  a usb printer... and maybe flashplayer!
> >
> > Well, it's not clear to me if you succeeded in installing them? ;-)


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