Ports Tree, Installing - Revision history

Jimbo: Reverted edits by 212.142.143.116 (Talk); changed back to last version by Jimbo

2008-01-30T20:16:59Z

Reverted edits by 212.142.143.116 (Talk); changed back to last version by Jimbo

2005-07-31T21:58:10Z

doing it manually

2005-06-19T03:25:33Z

Reverted edit of 81.214.168.105, changed back to last version by Jimbo

2005-06-12T14:57:36Z

fixed link to point to moved page

2005-01-15T22:39:34Z

ok last edit promise :)

2005-01-15T22:27:34Z

2005-01-15T22:26:58Z

2005-01-15T22:25:21Z

2005-01-15T22:24:49Z

walkthroughified

2004-12-24T17:44:52Z

typo fix

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   -> go to Exit
   -> Exit sysinstall (Press X)
 See also: [[Update the ports tree]], [[Ports, Installing]]
 [[Category:Common Tasks]]

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   -> Exit sysinstall (Press X)
-See also: [[Update the ports tree]], [[Installing ports]]
+See also: [[Update the ports tree]], [[Ports, Installing]]
 [[Category:Common Tasks]]

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   -> Exit sysinstall (Press X)
-See also: [[Update the ports tree]]
+See also: [[Update the ports tree]], [[Installing ports]]
 [[Category:Common Tasks]]

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   -> Select '''Distributions'''
   -> Select '''ports'''
-  -> go to Ok, (or '''X''' Exit)
+  -> go to OK
   -> Select installation media, (CDROM, FTP, ...)
   -> go to Exit

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   -> Select '''Distributions'''
   -> Select '''ports'''
-  -> go to Exit
+  -> go to Ok, (or '''X''' Exit)
   -> Select installation media, (CDROM, FTP, ...)
   -> go to Exit

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−	Before you can install any ports in FreeBSD you will need to install the ports collection. The ports tree is placed in /usr/ports/ and consists of the makefiles and information required to ~~porperly~~ download and install all of the FreeBSD ports.	+	Before you can install any ports in FreeBSD you will need to install the ports collection. The ports tree is placed in /usr/ports/ and consists of the makefiles and information required to properly download and install all of the FreeBSD ports.

	The easiest way to install the ports tree is to use [[sysinstall]]		The easiest way to install the ports tree is to use [[sysinstall]]

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-When you installed the OS, you were given the option to install the ports system. If you said no but have since thought better of it, you can go into [[sysinstall]] and install it (in the Distributions sub-menu). To install a port, you must first become root and find it:
+Before you can install any ports in FreeBSD you will need to install the ports collection. The ports tree is placed in /usr/ports/ and consists of the makefiles and information required to porperly download and install all of the FreeBSD ports.
- dave@samizdata[~]% su -
+The easiest way to install the ports tree is to use [[sysinstall]]
-  Password:
+ > '''su'''
-  samizdata# cd /usr/ports
+  (enter root password)
-You can search the ports collection for ports to install by browsing through the categories, or you can use "make search" like so:
+See also: [[Update the ports tree]]
-−
- samizdata# make search name=mozilla | more
-−
-or
-−
- samizdata# make search key=browser | more
-−
-See also: [[Update_the_ports_tree]]
 [[Category:Common Tasks]]