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Subject: port vs package
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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 ?

What is the best way to install software ?
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.

thanks
md

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