How do I get packages with tgz files

[Bharma]

Hi
I am working with a machine with FreeBSD 4.2.8
version. I am not allowed to change the version on the
machine. I want to install some packages - in
particular the KDE package on the machine
pkg_add
ftp://pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/kde/kde<version>.tbz
results in pkg_add responding that it does not
understand tgz files. It may be that pkg_add for
FreeBSD 4.2.8 is old. How do I get tgz files then.

I tried using ports (i.e. make install clean in
/usr/ports/X11/kde). However, compilation consistently
fails while building qt. So that option is also ruled
out. Is there any other way to install kde (if tgz
files are not available)
Thanks for any responses



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Post by Bharma
Hi
I am working with a machine with FreeBSD 4.2.8
version. I am not allowed to change the version on the
machine. I want to install some packages - in
particular the KDE package on the machine
pkg_add
ftp://pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/kde/kde<version>.tbz
results in pkg_add responding that it does not
understand tgz files. It may be that pkg_add for
FreeBSD 4.2.8 is old. How do I get tgz files then.

Well 4.2 is pretty old now..

But tgz files are the same as .tar.gz, it is just an abbreviation of it,
it means the file has been tar'd then gzipped..

You can extract it with tar using the -z option or run gunzip on it
first..

[Bharma]

Am sorry for the typos. The problem is actually this.
The KDE packages available right now are tbz files.
However, pkg_add on FreeBSD 4.2.8 understands only tgz
files. I earlier wrote that I was trying to install
tgz files though I meant that I was trying to install
tbz files.
So the question is how to I get tgz files?
The different ways that I have thought of
a) Download tbz - convert it into tgz and let pkg_add
download it from a local ftp location. The problem is
that what happens if pkg_add wants to download
dependencies also (or is kde-<version>.tgz the
complete package and is the only file to be
downloaded)
b) build from ports - qt compilation is failing
c) upgrade pkg_add only to understand tbz files. This
is a better solution except I don't know how to
upgrade pkg_add only (and if it is possible with
FreeBSD 4.2.8 kernel)

Post by Jerahmy Pocott

Post by Bharma
Hi
I am working with a machine with FreeBSD 4.2.8
version. I am not allowed to change the version on

the

Post by Bharma
machine. I want to install some packages - in
particular the KDE package on the machine
pkg_add

ftp://pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/kde/kde<version>.tbz

Post by Jerahmy Pocott

Post by Bharma
results in pkg_add responding that it does not
understand tgz files. It may be that pkg_add for
FreeBSD 4.2.8 is old. How do I get tgz files then.

Well 4.2 is pretty old now..
But tgz files are the same as .tar.gz, it is just an
abbreviation of it,
it means the file has been tar'd then gzipped..
You can extract it with tar using the -z option or
run gunzip on it
first..
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Post by Bharma
Am sorry for the typos. The problem is actually this.
The KDE packages available right now are tbz files.
However, pkg_add on FreeBSD 4.2.8 understands only tgz
files. I earlier wrote that I was trying to install
tgz files though I meant that I was trying to install
tbz files.
So the question is how to I get tgz files?

1) You're looking in the wrong place if you're seeing .tbz packages,
because 4.x still uses .tgz packages.

but

2) There is no such thing as FreeBSD 4.2.8. Perhaps you mean 4.2 or
4.8. Either way, you'll need to look in the correct location on the
FTP sites for these packages (e.g. packages-4.8-release/), but since
both releases are quite old you might have trouble still finding them
on the mirror sites. Check http://mirrorlist.freebsd.org/

Kris