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Update Question 7.1:

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- Replace freebsd-announce with &a.announce;
- Update version numbers 4.X, 5.X, 6.X to 6.X, 7.X, 8.X
- Add <replaceable> to meta-minor version numbers
- Fix sysinstall(8)
- Mark up sysinstall(8) menus with <guimenuitem>
- Remove mention of .tgz packet formats (only .tbz packets used)
- Update FTP paths to 6-STABLE, 7-STABLE, 8-CURRENT

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Gabor Pali 2008-06-03 15:47:10 +00:00
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@ -4241,11 +4241,12 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -&gt; i8254</screen>
for info on software packages ported to FreeBSD. The list
currently tops &os.numports; and is growing daily, so come
back to check often or subscribe to the
<literal>freebsd-announce</literal> <link
linkend="mailing">mailing list</link> for periodic updates
&a.announce;
for periodic updates
on new entries.</para>
<para>Most ports should work on the 4.X, 5.X, and 6.X branches.
<para>Most ports should work on the
6.<replaceable>X</replaceable>, 7.<replaceable>X</replaceable> and 8.<replaceable>X</replaceable> branches.
Each time a FreeBSD release is made, a snapshot of the
ports tree at the time of release in also included in the
<filename>ports/</filename> directory.</para>
@ -4258,12 +4259,12 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -&gt; i8254</screen>
again easily without having to know the gory details of
which files it includes.</para>
<para>Use the package installation menu in
<filename>/stand/sysinstall</filename> (under the
post-configuration menu item) or invoke the
<para>Use the <guimenuitem>Packages</guimenuitem> package installation menu in
&man.sysinstall.8; (under the
<guimenuitem>Configure</guimenuitem> menu item) or invoke the
&man.pkg.add.1; command on the specific package files you
are interested in installing. Package files can usually be
identified by their <filename>.tgz</filename> or <filename>.tbz</filename> suffix and
identified by their <filename>.tbz</filename> suffix and
CDROM distribution people will have a
<filename>packages/All</filename> directory on their CD
which contains such files. They can also be downloaded
@ -4272,39 +4273,29 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -&gt; i8254</screen>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>for 4.X-RELEASE/4-STABLE</term>
<listitem>
<para><ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4-stable/">
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4-stable/</ulink></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>for 5.X-RELEASE/5-STABLE</term>
<listitem>
<para><ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5-stable/">
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5-stable</ulink></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>for 6.X-RELEASE/6-STABLE</term>
<term>for 6.<replaceable>X</replaceable>-RELEASE/6-STABLE</term>
<listitem>
<para><ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/">
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable</ulink></para>
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable</ulink></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>for 7-CURRENT</term>
<term>for 7.<replaceable>X</replaceable>-RELEASE/7-STABLE</term>
<listitem>
<para><ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-7-current/">
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-7-current</ulink></para>
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-7-stable/">
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-7-stable</ulink></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>for 8-CURRENT</term>
<listitem>
<para><ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8-current/">
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8-current</ulink></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
@ -4315,7 +4306,7 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -&gt; i8254</screen>
new ones are constantly being added. It is always a good idea
to check back periodically to see which packages are available
at the <ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/">ftp.FreeBSD.org</ulink>
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/">ftp.FreeBSD.org</ulink>
master site.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>