Subject: Re: Installing an application - newbie question?
To: John Niven <jniven@transmeta.com>
From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 07/03/2005 22:16:34
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John Niven wrote:
> 
> On Jul 3, 2005, at 4:06 PM, John Niven wrote:
> 
>>
>> On Jul 1, 2005, at 1:56 AM, TLorD wrote:
>>
>>> and that's it. You can install web browsers for Xwindows, for example
>>> firefox
>>> is just a
>>> cd /usr/pkgsrc/www/firefox && make && make install
>>> away (and few compilation hours, alas!)
>>
>>
>>
>> OK I tried that. It's been running for almost 24 hours now :-) Is this
>> normal, or a function my being frugal with my PC equipment (dual
>> 200MHz Pentium Pro)? Will it ever stop?
>>
>> John - newbie but :-)
> 
> 
> 
> Now this is going to appear even dumber!! It stopped compiling. What do
> I do now? I tried "pkg_info" and it lists firefox-1.0.4, but how do I
> start it? Where would it be installed on my system.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
type
rehash

then
which firefox

-- 
Best regards,
Chris

The man who has no more problems is out of the game.

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