Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 13:46:18 -0500 From: "Steve Brown" <gtabug@prayforwind.com> To: <brain_damaged@florida-wireless.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: port vs package Message-ID: <001f01c16885$b266b8a0$660f129f@bro5637> References: <200111081149.AA4033151156@florida-wireless.com>
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/usr/ports gets source, builds, installs your app (I want to see/change code) pkg_add gets pre-built binaries, installs your app (just install it please... now!) Ports will get binaries and install them if no source availiable(like Netscape), pkg_add will get sources and build if nescessary(Opera support files needed to install Opera) But ports "prefers" source. Both work, pkg_add is -much- faster and (I've found) slightly more reliable (because if the binaries are availiable no possibility of source-compilation errors). Ports is of course very much more flexible for the gurus who actually have enough knowhow to fix things ;) Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "brain_damaged" <brain_damaged@florida-wireless.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: November 8, 2001 11:49 AM Subject: port vs package > Hello > what is the differences between a PORT and a Package ? Is one better than the other ? > Seems alot of them are not uptodate with the software on the home sites of that software. > I assume cuz it was not written for Fbsd so whoever "ported" it has a different version number ? > > What is the best way to install software ? > I have done a /stand/sysinstall but can not always find what I want but yet if i go to the freebsd homepage and do a search I find it but not thru the /stand/sysinstall. > > thanks > md > > 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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