freebsd and openbsd use the ports system.
you can either use
to install the binary package of the software. the -r switch pulls in all dependencies. or you can build from source.
netbsd uses pkg-src. i know nothing about pkg-src.
now theres pcbsd and desktopbsd. pcbsd uses pbi for software. BUT, being as that it is essentially freebsd, you can still use the ports system... which i recommend anyways.
i dont know anything about desktopbsd.
Hi all, This is my first post.
I am a complete noobie to the UNIX OS, I have an iMac G5 with the unix shell built in and am interested in learning how to use it to do things useful with it, but have no idea where to start. I have read over the basic commands but they haven't helped me much yet.... (3 Replies)
I'm just getting started to lean C and I'm using Ubuntu today I found a tutorial at this site: http://einstein.drexel.edu/courses/CompPhys/General/C_basics/c_tutorial.html and I got an error after compiling the fist code:
#include < stdio.h>
void main()
{
printf("\nHello World\n");
} ... (9 Replies)
Ok here is the deal, I have a command given to me by some systems guy who I cannot get ahold of on the weekend without paying him alot of money to help me. I need to get this done before Monday as I am just getting pummeled by DOS attacks. The comand given was....
netstat -ntu | awk '{print... (1 Reply)
I have a file with 3 digit numbers in it formatted as such:
123
065
321
How would I go about seeing if each number is less than 100 and if so outputting it to another file
Yes, I am a bit of a noob. I have tried with grep but I don't think it'll work.
Any general direction would be... (6 Replies)
This is my first time in this forum so, Hello to all!!!
I have been supporting windows based machines for a few years now and I have been writing batch files to do certain tasks for what seems like an age.
I've recently started a new job (as it support) and my new colleagues have said,... (2 Replies)
I dont know what I am doing wrong but I would like to redirect the stderr output to a file?
the specific command is this
time wget http://www.something.com/somefile.bin
All I want to see is time's output which is stderr so I can see how long the file download took. I've tried redirecting... (2 Replies)
Hello there, first post here so go easy on me! :D
I just aquired an old HP 9000 Dclass d220 server, all I know is that it's running HP-UX, and it appears to boot fine (I see the modules loading, etc..)
Now, I have been an MS guy all my life (yeah I know, make fun of me), so I really have no... (9 Replies)
I'm trying to parse the website, finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ge&ql=1, and retrieve the info between <span id="yfs_l84_ge">18.98</span>, so 18.98.
What would be the best way to go about this in a bash script?
Any help or suggestions will be much appreciated.
Thanks! (2 Replies)
Hello,
I am new to shell scripting and i am trying to figure why is this not working with else statement.
I am searching for every directory in that DIR i am in, however the "else" seems to be triggered whenever the run the script..
Much thanks in advance!
#!/bin/shell
for item in... (3 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT XFREE86
install-solaris
install-solaris(1M)install-solaris(1M)NAME
install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system
SYNOPSIS
install-solaris
install-solaris invokes the Solaris Install program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.
The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:
For SPARC machines:
128 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
128 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
384 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
For x86 machines:
256 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
256 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
512 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number of fea-
tures available.
install-solaris exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the for more
details.
install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
installation media. Refer to the for disk space requirements.
Refer to the for more information on the various menus and selections.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- |
| |lation media) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)
It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.
23 Sep 2005 install-solaris(1M)