From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 14 20:21:59 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A27B16A408 for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:21:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from host222.ipowerweb.com (host222.ipowerweb.com [66.235.210.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F16A313C45A for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:21:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 59610 invoked from network); 14 Apr 2007 20:21:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO demeter.hydra) (24.9.123.251) by host222.ipowerweb.com with SMTP; 14 Apr 2007 20:21:30 -0000 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l3EKLvgH001047; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:21:57 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l3EKLuts001046; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:21:56 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:21:56 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: Chris Message-ID: <20070414202156.GB954@demeter.hydra> References: <2a4057fc0704131021t60249c62k4107ee6cf9f1fb8f@mail.gmail.com> <86mz1ckqlc.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20070413183656.E73976@fledge.watson.org> <86tzvjz2dr.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20070414125712.L73976@fledge.watson.org> <46212CC5.9050408@makeworld.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <46212CC5.9050408@makeworld.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I like Ubuntu X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:21:59 -0000 On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 02:34:29PM -0500, Chris wrote: > > To me, apt-get is certainly cleaner and superior to > portupgrade/portmanager. Perhaps someday either or will be as reliable > as apt-get. > > Just my opinions of course. In my experience, portupgrade is more reliable than apt-get. I have seen a number of packages fail to upgrade cleanly in Debian over the last year -- more often than with portupgrade -- and when there's a failure of the APT system it can be much more difficult to fix the problem than it is with the ports tree. Could you provide some specific details about your experiences with APT and the ports tree that provide a clearer picture of why you have arrived at these conclusions? I'm curious, and would like to know if there are problems ahead of which I should be aware. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] "The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out." - Thomas McCauley