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Installing-Software-in-FreeBSD

Installing-Software-in-FreeBSD

1. From package: prebuid binaries-which is much quicker, less download time, but problem of dependencies.

Download prebuild packages from ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD

   Index of ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports
   Up to higher level directory
   Directory: amd64 		Sunday 22 April 2007 	09:51:00 PM
   Directory: distfiles 		Sunday 15 July 2007 	01:52:00 AM
   Directory: i386 		Thursday 01 March 2007 	10:13:00 PM
   Directory: ia64 		Monday 23 July 2007 	07:26:00 PM
   Directory: local-distfiles 		Monday 06 August 2007 	07:53:00 PM
   Directory: packages 		Tuesday 05 June 2007 	06:39:00 PM
   Directory: ports 		Tuesday 07 August 2007 	03:55:00 AM
   Directory: ports-current 		Tuesday 05 June 2007 	06:39:00 PM
   Directory: ports-stable 		Tuesday 05 June 2007 	06:39:00 PM
   Directory: sparc64 		Saturday 10 March 2007 	07:01:00 AM
   Directory: sun4v 		Tuesday 05 June 2007 	06:39:00 PM

• Packages are found at Directory: packages Tuesday 05 June 2007 06:39:00 PM
• How to download ?

   Use the lynx command :

   lynx  ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/www/firefox-1.5.0.12,3.tbz

• Once downloaded Install Using the command.

   pkg_add -v  firefox-1.5.0.12,3.tbz

• How to get a list of installed packages?

  pkg_info -a 
  pkg_info -a|grep firefox

• How to i remove the packages?

  pkg_delete 
  pkg_delete -f 

--- 2. Building the package from source.

FreeBSD port system: has the information that tells FreeBSD how to build and install the software from the original source code.

• For installing firefox from source.

   cd  /usr/ports/
   cd  www
   cd firefox
   make
   make install

• Removing firefox.

   cd /usr/ports/www/firefox
   make deinstall

• Remove the work files

  cd /usr/ports/www/firefox
  make clean

• Remove downloaded source archive

  cd /usr/ports/www/firefox
  make distclean