Updating binary packages

[Chris]

Chris wrote:
> Soheil Hassas Yeganeh wrote:
> 
>> Hi threre, Is there any way on freebsd to update ports and base in a 
>> binary way,
>> like they do in linux?
>> Someway other than CVSUp or portupdate !
>> Best Regards,
>> Soheil Hassas Yeganeh
> 
> 
> You are free to use freebsdupdate (updates the system - assuming you 
> have never compiled the src tree). And you are free to use pkg_add and 
> pkg_delete.
> 
> The ports tree is just that, app that are NOT in binary format. These 
> are apps you build and update yourself.
> 
> FreeBSD isn't designed like Linux. It's meant to be the Unix version of 
> Windows. If you want that type of format, then reconsider staying with 
> whatever distro of Linux you had.
> 
> No offense of course, you just need to realize that FreeBSD (or any 
> ofter BSD) isnt made to look like, feel like, smell like, taste like, 
> act like ANY Linux distro.
> 
> 

  I need to correct a line,

"It's NOT meant to be the Unix version of Windows."

-- 
Best regards,
Chris

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