From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 1 23:43:52 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E4D516A41F for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 23:43:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from v.velox@vvelox.net) Received: from S4.cableone.net (s4.cableone.net [24.116.0.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEE3C43D48 for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 23:43:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from v.velox@vvelox.net) Received: from vixen42.vulpes (unverified [24.119.122.41]) by S4.cableone.net (CableOne SMTP Service S4) with ESMTP id 29823569 for multiple; Thu, 01 Sep 2005 16:51:49 -0700 Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:48:08 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox To: mcarugno@gmail.com Message-ID: <20050901184808.3e096403@vixen42.vulpes> In-Reply-To: <2792860b05090114194d4df30a@mail.gmail.com> References: <2792860b05090114194d4df30a@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.13 (GTK+ 2.6.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.4) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 1, First 104, in=189, out=0, spam=0 X-External-IP: 24.119.122.41 X-Abuse-Info: Send abuse complaints to abuse@cableone.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: and the winner is... 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: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:43:52 -0000 On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:19:15 -0300 Mario Carugno wrote: > I there, i was trying freebsd for a while, and comparing it against > debian/linux. > The winner was Debian by far... Freebsd could be stable, but it is > not faster... and Debian is far much more 'usable'. > Freebsd package installation is very laborious compared with > Debian's apt system. I have to search in each CD, know > dependences,... X configuration is hard too when the autodetected > configuration doesn't works... > I think fbsd is good, but needs some user facilities. I am bored, so I bite ^_^ Use pkg_add -r. Make cvsup and portupgrade the first installed, use them. I only ever grab the boot only CD. The autodetected one does not work? Odd, out side of crappy hardware I've not seen this before. X -configure has all ways worked nicely for me except for one system with a weird video chip. As far as speed goes, I've honestly have never had a problem with it.