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How did everyone here find out
about the various utitilities 
available for managing ports and
packages ?

I realised the lack of answers to
my recent questions about KDE nad
openldap meant that it was 
generally felt that i should have been
able to dig the information out
from somewhere.

I have got some useful answers now
but searching google and archives
resulted in days of frustration. (Probably
using wrong criteria or something)

Many people here seem very 
comfortable with all the port
management issues, and I am
wondering how you came by this.

As an ultra newbie, I have found this 
whole area one of the most difficult
to get an effective practical grasp of.

Thanks
Peter