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Using pkg_add on alternative host
I am using pkg_add to add packages to a FreeBSD 7.1 install. This command is fetching from ftp.freebsd.org, which is known to be slow from my geographical location. Can I set a variable so that the package is fetched from a host closer to the machine (ftp.xx.freebsd.org)?
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# export PACKAGEROOT=ftp://ftp3.FreeBSD.org
# pkg_add -v -r vim
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Quote:
Originally Posted by man pkg_add
The environment variable PACKAGEROOT specifies an alternate location for
pkg_add to fetch from. The fetch URL is built using this environment
variable and the automatic directory logic that pkg_add uses when the -r
option is invoked. An example setting would be "ftp://ftp3.FreeBSD.org".

The environment variable PACKAGESITE specifies an alternate location for
pkg_add to fetch from. This variable subverts the automatic directory
logic that pkg_add uses when the -r option is invoked. Thus it should be
a complete URL to the remote package file(s).
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Thank you for your response. I have since added to my post installation script:
Code:
# set package source location
export PACKAGEROOT=ftp://ftp.xx.FreeBSD.org
where 'xx' is the top level domain of the country of choice.
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