Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:47:04 -0600 From: Tony Wells <awells@journalstar.com> To: Michael Rothenberg <rothenberg@automationonline.com> Cc: 8 BSD Qs <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Newbie Q: Packages or Ports? Message-ID: <388614B8.277E685@journalstar.com> References: <003b01bf62b0$2c4eef80$3301a8c0@baffle.ias.com>
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Michael Rothenberg wrote: > > I read about a problem going through packages and /stand/sysinstall and the > reply was go try it through the ports collection. So far I have installed 2 > things from ports and not a thing from packages.... what is the difference > between them? Is one better then the other? > Packages are pre-compiled, ports are not. (They're source code) Packages are faster and easier to install, but seem to lag a bit behind ports for changes. > Enjoy! > > -Michael > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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