Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:34:16 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Diego Montalvo <dmontalvo@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Restarting after Make Install.... Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001191915520.81390@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <aefec1611001191705y636474c5rff82214052b2336e@mail.gmail.com> References: <aefec1611001191705y636474c5rff82214052b2336e@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Diego Montalvo wrote: > Been using FreeBSD for a long time now, but have never really been > sure if FreeBSD needs to be restarted after installing a Port or Ports > using "make install clean"? What is the best practice... Used to > restarting Windows for everything... No, restarting the computer is very rarely necessary. There are some less involved steps that might be needed, like setting flags in /etc/rc.conf to enable new ports. Some ports have services that need to be started, and csh/tcsh users may need to use the rehash command before using new ports. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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