How do I install ports in FreeBSD operating systems using the command line options?
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I am using make search name=foo command but getting the following error:

The search target requires INDEX-9. Please run make index or make fetchindex

How do I search ports tree under FreeBSD operating system and fix this issue?
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I have installed a few software using tar ball format under Linux or FreeBSD ports using make command. However, my system doesn’t recognize the installed command or app at all. I need to reboot the system or log out and log in again to use the same app. How do I fix this problem?
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How do I install OpenNTPD ( a Unix system daemon implementing the Network Time Protocol) to synchronize the local clock of a FreeBSD computer system with remote NTP servers called ntp.myisp.com?
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Q. I’m running FreBSD on an old PC and find that all the visual bells and whistles in FreeBSD X11 are really slowing things down. How do I install vim text editor under FreeBSD without using GUI (gvim) version? How do I build vim port without X11 GUI?
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How do I install wget the non-interactive network downloader under FreeBSD operating systems? How do I install wget on FreeBSD 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.x/12.x/13.x as my shell says, “wget: Command not found.”?
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