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by haemphyst
Wed Dec 06, 2023 3:23 pm
Forum: General support
Topic: definite linux newb with installer questions
Replies: 4
Views: 19280

Re: definite linux newb with installer questions

I can't delete, so I just have to leave you with: "The forum poster is whack, and it made me inadvertently post a second time..."
by haemphyst
Wed Dec 06, 2023 3:23 pm
Forum: General support
Topic: definite linux newb with installer questions
Replies: 4
Views: 19280

Re: definite linux newb with installer questions

Wow. 150 views (and yes, I know some of them are web crawlers and bots) but nobody can tell me whether or not I am able to install a non-repo package? So I'm left with NOT being able to use the application I need, and is probably the ONLY one I'll have to install, to make a Linux Distro a daily driv...
by haemphyst
Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: General support
Topic: definite linux newb with installer questions
Replies: 4
Views: 19280

Re: definite linux newb with installer questions

Usually we install binaries with pkg install from the external GhoistBSD repository. You can use System > Control Centre > Software Station to browse available packages - and then install by ticking a box. The pkg add is rarely used - it requires you to have the binary file [pkg] in a local directo...
by haemphyst
Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:32 am
Forum: General support
Topic: definite linux newb with installer questions
Replies: 4
Views: 19280

definite linux newb with installer questions

Good morning, all... Please be kind, I'm a 30+ year vet of the M$ world (with many certs thereof...), and I'm trying to locate a daily-driver replacement for that platform. I have tried Ubuntu, BlendOS, Garuda, SuSE, Fedora, Alma Linux, CentOS... You name it, I've tried it. I even played (way back w...