Completely Noob On FreeBSD? Here :)

[sk8harddiefast]

Hi I created a simple tutorial with basic commands to help you start with FreeBSD. Sometimes Google not helping too much
You can find it here: https://sites.google.com/site/unixbasedsystems/FreeBSDnoob
Ps: If any command is wrong or have something else to add please post

 

[luna]

Quickly create a (backup) package for an installed port$ pkg_create -xb amsn

$ pkg_info | grep amsncan be replaced by$ pkg_info -xI amsnit's more fast

 

[Alt]

There is `pkgdb -F` in your manual, but nothing said about portupgrade (pkgdb is part of it)

 

[sk8harddiefast]

Sometimes if a dependency is missing and run pkgdb -F ask me if I want to install it. After that, tells: Fixed. I was not sure but I add it for any case. Remove it?

 

[fronclynne]

Just add a note saying that to use pkgdb() you must have ports-mgmt/portuprade.

 

[sk8harddiefast]

Ok. I add a notice Thanks fronclynne and Alt

 

[fronclynne]

It all looks very package related, but anyway:

Find which package installed a file: [cmd=""]pkg_info -W /usr/local/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/make.mo[/cmd]

 

[kenorb]

cd /usr/ports
make search name=the pkg you want

What if ports doesn't exist? This command will fail.

sudo cp /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile /etc/ports-supfile

edit /etc/ports-supfile and change the host, i.e.:

*default host=cvsup.uk.FreeBSD.org

Then run:

csup -L2 /etc/ports-supfile

to download your ports.

Probably it's required to add to /etc/make.conf following line:

PORTSSUPFILE=/etc/ports-supfile

to be able to do: make search in /usr/ports.

Or maybe it's required only when you want to do: make update

But probably as you mentioned portsnap is the easier way.
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whereis, and locate is nice as well
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pkg_add -rv portupgrade && rehash

Then you have access to following commands:
Just: portinstall amsn
It's easier?
Than:

cd /usr/ports/net-im/amsn
make install clean
make clean

etc.
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[sk8harddiefast]

What if ports doesn't exists? This command will fail.

Will return none results.