Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:49:41 -0600 From: "Chris" <racerx@makeworld.com> To: "=?utf-8?B?RXJpY2ggRG9sbGFuc2t5?=" <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Possible move back to FreeBSD Message-ID: <5C.D8.07689.3857B2F4@cm-omr2>
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Allow me to apologize for top posting. I am familliar with pkg_add. I guess I'm more concerned with updating userland when sec fixes ate released. Sent from my HTC. ----- Reply message ----- From: "Erich Dollansky" <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> Date: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 11:44 pm Subject: Possible move back to FreeBSD To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: "Chris" <racerx@makeworld.com> Hi, On Friday 03 February 2012 12:34:57 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). > how about pkg_add? It installs a binary version of the port directly on your machine. As long as the binary exists, there is no problem. I experienced in very rare cases that a package was not available at the moment I needed at the server I used for downloading. Then, I used the ports as a backup. Erich
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