Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 08:22:09 -0700 From: Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx> To: "Janine C.Buorditez" <johann@broadpark.no> Cc: Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LOOK AT WHAT DEBIAN HAS! Message-ID: <20020905152209.GE76893@vectors.cx> In-Reply-To: <20020905112256.679edc04.johann@broadpark.no> References: <20020904215349.6b4335da.johann@broadpark.no> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0209042027480.87585-100000@heorot.1nova.com> <20020905023647.GD76893@vectors.cx> <20020905112256.679edc04.johann@broadpark.no>
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we HAVE a ports management system. it's called "the ports tree." in debian, you need a frontend to the database of packages available. hence, apt. linux people tend to feel more comfortable using guis to do system administration, hence aptitude and some of the spectacular X programs. in freebsd, if you want to know if nmap is in the tree, just do 'locate nmap'! or make search key='nmap'. or the WAY underutilized /usr/ports/Tools/scripts/portsearch. probably the closest thing to the apt system is misc/porteasy. if you wish to have an ncurses front-end to make, by all means write it. but don't hop onto a list whining, and then decide that qualifies you to choose who belongs here and who doesn't. -Adam >> (09.05.2002 @ 0222 PST): Janine C.Buorditez said, in 0.9K: << > you ponder on what you wrote. > > an aptitude for freebsd would be a freebsd ports management system. > > stop trolling, a decent font manager for freebsd wouldn't hurt either. > > people like you shouldn't be on this list. > > --janine > > On Wed, 4 Sep 2002 19:36:47 -0700 > Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx> wrote: > > > aptitude? here is an explanation of why we do not have an ncurses > > frontend to the debian package management system in the ports tree: > > > > are you sitting down for this? > > > > *freebsd is not debian*. > > > > ponder this for awhile. > > > > now. using this fantastic newfound knowledge, try to guess why the > > DEbian FOnt MAnager isn't in the ports tree. > > > > -Adam > > > > > > > > look at their packages like APTITUDE and DEFORMA -- why can't we have > > > > stuff like that? > > > > > > -- > > "Oh good, my dog found the chainsaw." > > -Lilo, "Lilo & Stitch" > > Adam Weinberger > > adam@vectors.cx > > http://vectors.cx > > > >> end of "Re: LOOK AT WHAT DEBIAN HAS!" from Janine C.Buorditez << -- "Oh good, my dog found the chainsaw." -Lilo, "Lilo & Stitch" Adam Weinberger adam@vectors.cx http://vectors.cx To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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