[TriLUG] Mandrake Linux 8.2-beta1 is out!

[Mike Johnson]

John Beimler [john at radiomind.com] wrote:
 
> # make 
> # make install
> 
> and the package gets downloaded, configured and installed.  There are
> all sorts of tools for managing the ports collection, again see the fine
> manual for more info..

Someone writes a makefile and a set of package description files that
make this happen.  I've found ports to be pretty easy to write.

Also, at least on OpenBSD (my BSD of choice), you'll get a set of
checksum files in the port that must match the checksum of the file
that gets downloaded.

Mike
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lost souls...until it's golden brown!" -- Moltar on Space Ghost

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