Chris Stankevitz wrote:
pkg_add -r gnome2
This command fails repeatedly with "broken pipe" because the FTP
> connection breaks. When it dies, I just re-run the command. I'm now on the
fifth attempt.
The gnome2 package is a "meta" package that installs many other packages.
Q1: Is it bad for my FreeBSD system that I keep re-issuing the command
> "pkg_add -r gnome2"? I'm happy FreeBSD isn't responding "already installed".
Shouldn't be bad for the system, unless you get a lil' P.O.'ed (and hack it
to bits, for example).
Q2: Where on my hard drive are the bytes that tell pkg_add to use
> ftp.freebsd.org when downloading packages?
You mean like inode number, which cylinder, or are you looking for
/usr/ports/x11/gnome2/Makefile? (Which, as it's a meta-port, will
probably just mean you need to look at about 120 other Makefiles).
Q3: I've been using this internet connection for years downloading
> packages for other OSes without trouble. Why is pkg_add/fetch having so much
trouble?
Firewall? Try setting PASSIVE in your environment. Otherwise,
I dunno. Any error message from fetch?
HTH,
KDK
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