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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