I tried to install the package rkunter from the ports, and it failed on lsof because I did not have the kernel source installed. I installed the kernel source using the svn method (9.0-Stable). When I try to compile rkhunter or lsof again using make install clean I get the error:
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I am trying to set up a game server, and I'm trying to eliminate unneeded programs. Does FreeBSD 9.0 Release require the sendmail program to be running in order to function properly?
For my purposes I will not be sending any mail from this computer. My apologies if this is a simple question...
Hey, I'm new to BSD so please bear with me.
Coming from a linux background I am somewhat familiar with compiling code although until now I have just followed a basic set of instructions to do what I'm looking for. (make install clean) And on rare occasions I have modified code to change...
I am new to BSD, so bear with me.
I recently installed FreeBSD and attempted to use "ports" to compile gnome2. After 3 days of going through prompts and compiling, I gave up and decided to download the package using pkg_add.
Is it possible to use pkg_add to download all the dependencies and...
Dunno
Well I am sure I wasn't booting off the CD. It asked me for the root password the first time I logged in, but the not again. I finally decided it was bugging me enough I just nuked the whole thing and reinstalled... then the problem went away. I don't know what caused it or why. But...
I'm a former Linux user who is trying to convert over to BSD, and I have noticed an odity that I am not used to, and I'm wondering if I have done something wrong or this is normal behavior.
When I log into my system as root, it does not prompt me for a password and goes straight to a shell...
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