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[NMLUG] bsd ports
I personally find FreeBSD's packaging/port system to be much nicer than
anything I've found under linux (I've never run apt though).
The ports are nice, especially when you want to build something against
certain libraries or have to apply a patch. FreeBSD also has a package
system where you can download and install pre-compiled binaries. The
ports and packages are fully compatible with one another and integrate
as one system.
Give it a shot, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. BSD isn't
nearly as hard as many people will lead you to believe, especially if
you're fairly comfortable with the command line.
Leila
On Tue, 2004-05-04 at 23:38, Tim Emerick wrote:
> Thanks for the clarification Mike. The art of updating had scared me away
> from bsd when I first ventured into *nix. I think I'll break out one of my
> machines that is holding the laundry room door open and install one of the
> bsd's and play around.
>
> Tim
>
> --- Mike Garfias <mike@garfias.org> wrote:
> > Tim -
> >
> > The ports system downloads and compiles, where apt-get (on a deb box)
> > downloads a binary package.
> >
> > Its more like using apt-get source to get the src and building it locally.
> >
> > Tim Emerick spoke forth with the blessed manuscript:
> > > I was reading an article on linuxfoo.org(1) regarding how to use BSD
> > Ports.
> > > It sounded good and piqued my interest in bsd again but I need a frame of
> > > reference. I'm quite comfortable with Debian's apt-get. Is the bsd
> > ports
> > > similar in nature to apt-get?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
> > > (1) http://www.linuxfoo.org/portal.php?article=3
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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