Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 08:59:32 -0800 (PST) From: "f.johan.beisser" <jan@caustic.org> To: brain_damaged <brain_damaged@florida-wireless.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: port vs package Message-ID: <20011108085428.L867-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <200111081149.AA4033151156@florida-wireless.com>
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On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, brain_damaged wrote: > Hello what is the differences between a PORT and a Package ? Is one > better than the other ? Seems alot of them are not uptodate with the > software on the home sites of that software. I assume cuz it was not > written for Fbsd so whoever "ported" it has a different version number > ? the ports system (/usr/ports/) is a simple way to fetch and build pieces of the software. assuming you update it, it will track, and update, the software you install from it. > What is the best way to install software ? depends on your preference. i prefer to use ports for most things, but since a few machines i run are rather.. old.. i occasionally use packages. > I have done a /stand/sysinstall but can not always find what I want > but yet if i go to the freebsd homepage and do a search I find it but > not thru the /stand/sysinstall. /stand/sysinstall is good for a few things, you're better off using pkg_add -r <package name> to grab the package and install it on the machine. /stand/sysinstall tend to look at the local cdrom drive first, unless you tell it to use a ftp site. hope this clears some things up, -- jan -------/ f. johan beisser /--------------------------------------+ http://caustic.org/~jan jan@caustic.org "You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake.. " To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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