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When is it safe to do a make deinstall?
So I followed this post on the FreeBSD forums
It was asking me a lot of prompts and I was like "I'm just going to see
if it works".
After it failed to compile I was like "let me remove ...
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How do I install multiple versions of a package on FreeBSD?
I currently have PostgreSQL 9.5 installed on my FreeBSD 11.4 box. I'd like to upgrade to PostgreSQL 13, and this will require a database migration. All the migration procedures I can find want to have ...
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Can't compile deno on FreeBSD
I'm trying to build deno (a javascript runtime built in rust) from source on FreeBSD 12.1.
The compilation failed at rusty_v8.
I then try to compile directly from the rusty_v8 repo.
I've followed ...
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First time installing TinyDNS as a service in a FreeBSD jail - how to do it?
I'm using FreeBSD 11.2 at the moment (likely to move to 12 in a while). I need a tiny authoritative-only DNS server (no lookup or caching needed, under 10 domains and under 10 queries/hr, almost no ...
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Installing Java on FreeBSD: `sudo pkg install openjdk11-11.0.4+11.1` fails to find package despite being listed in the "FreeBSD Ports Search" page
On the FreeBSD Ports Search page, I see results listing an item openjdk11-11.0.4+11.1.
When I try to install that:
$ sudo pkg install openjdk11-11.0.4+11.1
…I get error saying the package could not ...
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Install Postgres database on FreeBSD
How does one go about discovering and installing the Postgres database system onto a FreeBSD machine?
Must one install the entire gig of data for the entire Ports tree, and then compile from source? ...
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FreeBSD: What is the counterpart to apt called?
I'm about to install FreeBSD 12.1. I'm a longtime Ubuntu user, and I prefer to install apps via the command line. Just wondering.
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How to install directly from a package *.tgz file in NetBSD, OpenBSD, or FreeBSD
Is there any way to install software from the *.tgz file that is its package, in NetBSD? Or indeed in operating systems with similar package managers such as OpenBSD or FreeBSD?
For example, I can ...
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How to install latest Grafana on FreeBSD?
The latest version of Grafana in ports and pkg install is 1.9.1, which doesn't support prometheus. Is there a way to install latest version of Grafana on FreeBSD (4.5.2)?
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Installing letsencrypt on FreeBSD has failed
I've been able to install letsencrypt on FreeBSD the same I've been doing on Linux I do this:
git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.git /opt/letsencrypt
cd /opt/letsencrypt
sudo ./...
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In Linux I'd use "/opt" for custom software. In FreeBSD?
Where should I install "add-on application software packages" or "for software not managed by the system packager"? That is, software compiled by myself from sources or what-not.
In Linux I'd choose /...
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Install Git on FreeBSD without admin privileges
Is it possible to install git on FreeBSD 8.0 without administrator privileges?
I do not have pkg (it only appeared on 9.1). Anyway, I can't use sudo so I can't even use portsnap... Or maybe it is ...
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Installing Avahi on FreeBSD - Daemon Doesn't Start
I've just installed package avahi-app-0.6.31_5 on a fairly-clean FreeBSD 10.3, but the service isn't starting on its own. I've consulted the documentation and discovered that there isn't any.
Can ...
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FreeBSD 10.2 unable to find package
When checking the ports website I find a package for btsync. https://freshports.org/net-p2p/btsync
When I try to install via pkg install btsync pkg is unable to find it
sudo pkg install btsync
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"ruby: Command not found" on FreeBSD, despite having installed it
I just tried to run a ruby script on a FreeBSD box I hadn't used in a while, and got "ruby: Command not found." So I figured I just hadn't previously installed it. Went to /usr/ports/lang/ruby22 and ...
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