Is portsnap installed? I was going with the effed up installer route. :) This works - I tried it when I wrote up the directions.
On Aug 1, 2011, at 10:14 PM, Robert Simmons wrote: > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Ryan Coleman <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Distributions, by nature, shouldn't be on the disc... they are outdated the >> moment they are made into an ISO. >> >> run these commands: >> >> These are written assuming you are in as root. >> >> # ftp ftp://ftp3.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/ports/ports.tar.gz >> This is a 50MB file. It will take some time. I have found ftp3.freebsd.org >> to be the fastest server in the US. >> # mkdir /usr/ports >> # chown root:wheel /usr/ports >> # tar -xzf ./ports.tar.gz -C /usr/ports/ >> >> Capital C is required there... it will shift you to the folder you need. >> You can now build your programs as you need to. >> /usr/ports/shells/bash* >> >> This is also the most current version of the ports since you are getting it >> straight off the server. > > Unless I'm missing something completely, portsnap makes sure that you > always have the latest ports, and it verifies the integrity of the > files that it transfers using a secure key. Your method has no such > check, so I would say you shouldn't do it that way or recommend that > method to others. > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]" _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
