How to install PBI's

[Dai]

OK so I have down loaded two PBI's double clicked on them and the dialog box comes up saying you need admin permisssions so I type in my admin passsword and nothing, nada, zilch.

So how do you nstall PBI's?

[Fatmice]

Something's wrong with the install script. What were those PBIs?

At worst you can install them via terminal.

./<name>.pbi -text -accept

It will then ask you for admin password.

[Dai]

Something's wrong with the install script. What were those PBIs?

At worst you can install them via terminal.

./<name>.pbi -text -accept

It will then ask you for admin password.

Found out what the problem was. I'm running 7.2 and I tried to install version 8 programmes.
I'm new to BSD so why is it that version 7 and 8 version have to have different programmes?

Has it got something to do with the PBI installer as some of the programmes have not changed. It's the same vesion of Scribus for both 7 and 8 yet version 8 won't install in 7. When are Unix and Linux going to just have programmes install and it does not matter what version operating system you run. I wish they would do it the windows way if you want a programme go get it and install it end of.

Not sure if it is possible with BSD but why not have one central repository for all the BSD distro's One way to install for all distro's would make a lot more sense than copying the crappy Linux way. Since BSD is a lot smaller than Linux (I think) why not standardise things for all the Distro's.

Thanks for the code hint anyway.

[Fatmice]

Found out what the problem was. I'm running 7.2 and I tried to install version 8 programmes.
I'm new to BSD so why is it that version 7 and 8 version have to have different programmes?

Tsk Tsk...Welcome to the Unix world, it will eat you alive if you do not double check and read and double check.

Has it got something to do with the PBI installer as some of the programmes have not changed. It's the same vesion of Scribus for both 7 and 8 yet version 8 won't install in 7. When are Unix and Linux going to just have programmes install and it does not matter what version operating system you run. I wish they would do it the windows way if you want a programme go get it and install it end of.

The short answer is : because things get moved around. Not being able to install pbi made for 7 on 8 is good! Otherwise, these forums will be flooded with questions related to users unwittingly install the wrong PBIs version and get a ton of error! :wink:

Not sure if it is possible with BSD but why not have one central repository for all the BSD distro's One way to install for all distro's would make a lot more sense than copying the crappy Linux way. Since BSD is a lot smaller than Linux (I think) why not standardise things for all the Distro's.

Thanks for the code hint anyway.

There is. We call it ports. Have a look here.

[mechanic]

The short answer is : because things get moved around. Not being able to install pbi made for 7 on 8 is good! Otherwise, these forums will be flooded with questions related to users unwittingly install the wrong PBIs version and get a ton of error!

What? PBIs contain their own libraries, we are told. So what exactly is moved around? If these PBIs are self-contained they should just work on any version of the OS.

[Fatmice]

Originally Posted by Fatmice

What? PBIs contain their own libraries, we are told. So what exactly is moved around? If these PBIs are self-contained they should just work on any version of the OS.

Yeah...PBIs do contain their own libraries but the PCBSD subdirectories get move and rename...so from version 7 to 8 there are bound to be changes. When the install script is called upon, it will ask for certain things. If those things are not answered correctly, it dies.

On the other hand, the install script of the PBI for version 8 could just be badly written and so that could also be the source of the problem. I won't know what it is exactly unless I open up the PBI myself and read the install script.