missing ports dir on minimal install

garcetto

garcetto

hi Hi, i I am new to freebsd FreeBSD (but not to unix :)

i I have installed minimal version 8.1 but i I checked and missing /usr/ports dir... any Any clue? where Where i I went wrong? :)

thanks Thanks.
 
garcetto said:
hi, i am new to freebsd (but not to unix :)
i have installed minimal version 8.1 but i checked and missing /usr/ports dir... any clue? where i went wrong? :)
thanks
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The standard FreeBSD installed (sysinstall) asks during the install if you want to install the ports tree. :) It's kind of buried in the middle of a bunch of other questions, so it's possible to miss it.

However, as mentioned in the post above, installing the ports tree after the install is very easy:
# portsnap fetch extract

And, to keep it up-to-date, all you need to do is:
# portsnap fetch update
 
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