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Ports Tree, Installing

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See also: [[updating_the_ports_tree]]
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See also: [[Updating_the_ports_tree]]

Revision as of 03:02, 24 December 2004

When you installed the OS, you were given the option to install the ports system. If you said no but have since though 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:

dave@samizdata[~]% su -
Password:
samizdata# cd /usr/ports

You can search the ports collection for ports to install by browsing through the categories, or you can use "make search" like so:

samizdata# make search name=mozilla | more

or

samizdata# make search key=browser | more

See also: Updating_the_ports_tree

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