Hi Polytropon, Firstly, thanks for your suggestion.
* Polytropon (free...@edvax.de) wrote: > You can consider using "pkgadd -r" to install binary packages. > Those are quite synchon with the ports tree (as they are > centrally built from the ports tree). I checked /var/db/pkg; I have 464 ports installed on my system (including X). I would probably not do so. > What about using freebsd-update? It delivers patches in binary > form for the OS, so you don't need to make world and kernel, > and if you're following the 8.x-RELEASE-p track, you don't > have to recompile your whole software ports - as it has been > mentioned, this is only needed if you update the major version > number (e. g. 7.2 -> 8.0). Once I used binary upgrade from 6.2 -> 6.3. The source tree was still 6.2 while the system was 6.3. I know there are no problems with the system. But it is *untidy*, I don't want to. > > I upgrade ALL FREQUENT used ports and ALL related libraries required by > > them. > > Programs like portmaster can be really helpful here. Yes, it is what I am expecting. Thank you. I read the handbook. There are 2 choices i.e. portmanager and portmaster. I am now thinking which one is better. I must also check time and disk space required to build all these ports. > Oh yes, the joy if you want to have a german OpenOffice version, > where you could run "pkg_add -r de-openoffice" in the past... :-) > I know what you mean, I try to avoid compile orgies whenever > possible, at least on my home system. On servers which usually > don't have GUI stuff, but services that need updates often due > to security considerations, it's not a big deal.) I have nothing to do with Office suite. I might probably not do so, thanks. > The ISO images are tied to a specific OS version, and they can > be used with it without problems. You can run into trouble when > upgrading the OS, and then try to install software from a CD > that expects another OS version. I have never installed any softwares from CD/DVD. I install from CD only when I want to wipe out everything. And install a new fresh system. > Using "pkg_add -r" offers the same comfortability as installing > software from local CD or DVD, but it's usually "up to date" and > "fits better" to the ports tree - which is useful when you > install software both from source and from binaries. If I choose between packages and ports, I opt ports. As previously mentioned ``portmaster'' or ``portmanager'' should be helpful. Please give some comments, which one is better. I read from handbook; but I have never used it. I don't know so much in this area. It is system specific and not part of the standard (POSIX or SUS). Note: I'm just a hobbyist not pro. :-) Thanks, Pongthep _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
