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Is there a port or shorthand way of installing the zlib library on FreeBSD? I currently use the following:

This is somewhat contrived code and for a library as common as zlib I would guess there is an easier way to install it.

I have been trying to run GSL (GSL – GNU Scientific Library – GNU Project – Free Software Foundation (FSF)) programs in FreeBSD. The library was installed fisrt via make and later via the ports:

Both installation methods worked, to the extent that no error message appeared. However when trying to compile code that uses GSL, the following error message appears:

Also, when trying one of the sample programs from here Sample Codes Using GSL Routines
the following is the result:

How to resolve the headers issue?

Hi all,

I currently run an OpenSolaris (b134) server at home for share media between a few computers (all Macs at the moment). I use ZFS to mirror a couple of disks and have a couple of SMF manifests.
My background is as a user of OS X and as a user of (Open)Solaris with formal training in administering Solaris 10 and Solaris 10 Internals.

I have two issues with OpenSolaris at this time, there is an amount of uncertainty in the OpenSolaris camp at the minute and I’m having terrible trouble getting some Perl stuff to work.

I’m looking at BSD to possibly replace OpenSolaris but I’m unsure as to what BSD OS to choose. FreeBSD looks like an initial good choice, but I’d really like some input from people who use BSD every day.

Many thanks for any comments,
Ben

When updating the ports, I normally do the following:

This however takes rather long, about 20 mins on stock hardware. Is there a way to exclude certain ports from being updated, such as games and print?

Hi,

If anyone know Please answer me the following question :

How to find the usage of individual core cpu usage in FreeBSD server?
What command is used for that?

Thanks,
Maruthu

Is there a way to configure Broadocom wifi 4312 in a bsd system, FreeBSD or OpenBSD. I will appreciate any kind of help.

Thanks in advance

I want to install NetBSD on the Compaq LTE 5000. ("Of course it runs NetBSD!!") But the laptop does NOT have a CD-ROM drive.

How can I solve??

Thanks for any reply!

PS: I hope i’m posting in the right item…

Hi there, I’m hoping someone can help me out.
I’ve just decided to teach myself Unix. (for fun!):confused: although I’ve never used Unix before so it’s a steep learning curve.
I have so far set up a virtual Machine (VirtualBox) on my PC and installed FreeBSD 8.0 (utilising the handbook wherever possible)
I also installed Xorg and Gnome and have tweaked the /etc/rc.conf so that Gnome initiates imediately. That’s all good and it seems lovely so far, but as of now I’m completely stuck.
My next step Is to connect to the internet so that I can download Firefox and any other shells or applications that I want, however I’ve hit a wall in that my current PC utilises a Belkin Wireless adapter to connect wirelessy to my Sagem router.
This all works fine in Windows as the drivers are all provided, but to achieve it in FreeBSD is obviously a little more complex.
I’ve read through the Handbook section 31.3 on Wireless Networking, but it seems to assume that you’ve already got a net connection prior to configuring your wireless connection. Do I need to hook up to my router via Ethernet in order to go any further? If so am I right in thinking I just need to follow through the Handbook section 27.5 Using PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)?

Apologies if this is pretty Janet & John stuff, I’m still learning.
I did do some searching first but failed to find the answer I need.

Thanks all, –
PJ

Hello, first of all, my name is Christian and I hope you are very welcome.

Well, my problem is that I would install the instant messaging client CenterIM in my shell, but it commands me or anything. Your operating system is FreeBSD.

Thanks.

Hi,

Some of the users on my FreeBSD server are getting the "unable to process from lines" error when accessing their mailbox.

I’ve checked their mailbox and found that there was a blank line at the top of the mailbox.
Everytime i remove it, it appears again sometime later.
I’ve tried deleting the mailbox also, but that doesn’t fix the problem.

Does anybody know what else I can do?

Any help is appreciated.