Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:59:24 -0900 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> Subject: Re: portmanager/portmaster like application for packages? Message-ID: <200902282359.24584.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <49AA41F2.9060801@a1poweruser.com> References: <49AA41F2.9060801@a1poweruser.com>
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On Saturday 28 February 2009 23:06:10 Fbsd1 wrote:
> I am looking for software like portmanager/portmaster but works on the
> package system instead of the port system. Is there such am application
> available?
Not (yet). Without /usr/ports it's impossible to find out what software needs
updating, or you'd have to download and trust the INDEX-7 on the FreeBSD
package servers.
--
Mel
Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
and never get to the software part.
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