From owner-svn-doc-projects@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat May 18 17:29:31 2013
Return-Path: <owner-svn-doc-projects@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: svn-doc-projects@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115])
 by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33C1FE3A;
 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:31 +0000 (UTC)
 (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org)
Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org
 [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0])
 by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AE05A7C;
 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:31 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70])
 by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.6) with ESMTP id r4IHTUiw048361;
 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:30 GMT (envelope-from trhodes@svn.freebsd.org)
Received: (from trhodes@localhost)
 by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.5/Submit) id r4IHTUcI048360;
 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:30 GMT (envelope-from trhodes@svn.freebsd.org)
Message-Id: <201305181729.r4IHTUcI048360@svn.freebsd.org>
From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:30 +0000 (UTC)
To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-projects@freebsd.org
Subject: svn commit: r41661 -
 projects/ISBN_1-57176-407-0/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports
X-SVN-Group: doc-projects
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-BeenThere: svn-doc-projects@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14
Precedence: list
List-Id: SVN commit messages for doc projects trees
 <svn-doc-projects.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/svn-doc-projects>, 
 <mailto:svn-doc-projects-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-doc-projects>
List-Post: <mailto:svn-doc-projects@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:svn-doc-projects-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-doc-projects>, 
 <mailto:svn-doc-projects-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:31 -0000

Author: trhodes
Date: Sat May 18 17:29:30 2013
New Revision: 41661
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41661

Log:
  Remove a one line section, fix up the introduction a
  bit.

Modified:
  projects/ISBN_1-57176-407-0/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml

Modified: projects/ISBN_1-57176-407-0/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml
==============================================================================
--- projects/ISBN_1-57176-407-0/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml	Sat May 18 01:56:17 2013	(r41660)
+++ projects/ISBN_1-57176-407-0/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml	Sat May 18 17:29:30 2013	(r41661)
@@ -337,22 +337,19 @@ Info:   Lists information about open fil
 
     <title>Using Binary Packages</title>
 
-    <para>There are several different tools used to manage packages on
-      &os;:</para>
-
-    <itemizedlist>
-      <listitem>
-	<para>The <command>sysinstall</command> utility can be invoked
-	  on a running system to install, delete, and list available
-	  and installed packages.  For more information, see
-	  <xref linkend="packages"/>.</para>
-      </listitem>
-
-      <listitem>
-	<para>The package management command line tools, which are
-	  the subject of the rest of this section.</para>
-      </listitem>
-    </itemizedlist>
+    <para>At the present time, &os; is transitioning toward a new
+      method of package management.  Users of the latest releases
+      may wish to investigate the benefits of using
+      <link linkend="pkgng-intro">PKGng</link> to manage third
+      party software on &os;.  For those not yet migrated to the
+      <application>pkgng</application> tool, the tools discussed
+      here may be used for managing the package database.  For
+      simplicity, the <command>sysinstall</command> utility is
+      also available post-install for package management.</para>
+
+    <para>All package installation files are stored in the
+      package database directory,
+      <filename role="directory">/var/db/pkg</filename>.</para>
 
     <sect2>
       <title>Installing a Package</title>
@@ -569,14 +566,6 @@ docbook                     =
       <para>in this case, all packages whose names start with
 	<literal>xchat</literal> will be deleted.</para>
     </sect2>
-
-    <sect2>
-      <title>Miscellaneous</title>
-
-      <para>All package information, including the file list and
-	descriptions of each installed package is stored within the
-	<filename>/var/db/pkg</filename> directory.</para>
-    </sect2>
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1 id="pkgng-intro">