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On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 10:32 -0800, Nex6 wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am new to Freebsd tho, long time Linux/Windows user.
> 
> install software:
> seems the way to to this is pkg_add -r software-name

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html
(you may also have the handbook localy in /usr/share/doc)
  
> 
> system update:
> still not sure? tho this is probly something really simple, seems more the
> one way to do it.

have a look at 'man freebsd-update'

> 
> main difference between packages and ports?

se handbook above

> 
> 
> thanks in adavnce.
> 
> 
> -Nex6
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