On Mon, 9 Jan 2012, Polytropon wrote:
On Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:17:37 -0500, alexus wrote:
Ports vs Packages?
/usr/ports vs pkg_*
pros/cons
In short:
ports:
pro:
most current, if properly updated
build from source (security!)
apply optimization (speed!)
apply compile-time options (functionality!)
highly configurable
easy updating of installed stuff
cons:
requires time
requires disk space
requires CPU
packages:
pro:
fast installation
less typing
works good on low resource systems
cons:
not "bleeding edge"
not all ports available as packages
primarily means of "first time installation"
Don't forget that ports build based on installed libraries. Packages
have been built on another system and may expect different versions than
are present on the target system.
A pretty good analogy is custom-tailored versus off-the-rack.
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