Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:53:53 +0700 From: Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> To: "Chris" <racerx@makeworld.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Possible move back to FreeBSD Message-ID: <201202031253.53732.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <5C.D8.07689.3857B2F4@cm-omr2> References: <5C.D8.07689.3857B2F4@cm-omr2>
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Hi, On Friday 03 February 2012 12:49:41 Chris wrote: > Allow me to apologize for top posting. > where should be the problem? > I am familliar with pkg_add. I guess I'm more concerned with updating userland when sec fixes ate released. portupgrade -P or -PP will do the job then. Erich > > 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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