Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:40:01 -0500 From: mikel king <mikel.king@olivent.com> To: "Chris" <racerx@makeworld.com> Cc: FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Possible move back to FreeBSD Message-ID: <67C526B2-C14B-43E0-A074-28B4810B4DAE@olivent.com> In-Reply-To: <E5.E3.26895.F027B2F4@cm-omr14> References: <E5.E3.26895.F027B2F4@cm-omr14>
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On Feb 3, 2012, at 12:34 AM, Chris wrote: > Hi > > I have been using Debian for a few years now (previous BSD user) and I'm considering moving back. > > Admittedly, I have gotten used to the simplicity of using apt-get to update the system. > > What will pull me back is if there is an equivalent to use. I do not intend on custom kernels, and I don't intend on using ports (it was the many hours spent keeping the ports tree current along with installed ports). > > If someone would suggest the material to read and perhaps a synopsis of the process, I would be happy to do the leg work. > > TIA > Chris Hey Chris, Good to see you again after all this time. I always found the port fetch process dead easy for keeping things up to date. I honestly doubt much has changed since you last used FreeBSD. However I've been playing around with PC-BSD and their PBI system to be pretty good. Regards, Mikel King BSD News Network http://bsdnews.net skype: mikel.king http://twitter.com/mikelking
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