Regardless of whether the software was installed from a binary package or port, most third-party applications require some level of configuration after installation. The following commands and locations can be used to help determine what was installed with the application.
Most applications install at least one default
configuration file in /usr/local/etc
. The
configuration files should be reviewed and possibly edited
to meet the system's needs.
Applications which provide documentation will install
it into /usr/local/share/doc
and many
applications also install manual pages. This documentation
should be consulted before continuing.
Some applications run services which must be added
to /etc/rc.conf
before starting the application. These applications usually
install a startup script in
/usr/local/etc/rc.d
. See Starting
Services for more information.
Users of csh(1) should run
rehash
to rebuild the known binary
list in the shells PATH
.
If the system is running the traditional package system,
use pkg_info(1) to determine which files, man pages,
and binaries were installed with the application. If the
system is running pkgng, instead
use pkg info
.
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