FreeBSD Portupgrade!

In FreeBSD, the best way to install component is Portinstall. It compile from the latest source, but the cons is it took long time to install, if you are installing Mozilla Firefox, it probably take you 5-6 hours. Not to mention how long does Gnome installation take.

For me, I am using package install, because it’s much much more faster, rather than siting in front the text mode and can’t work on anything. After FreeBSD installation, after cvsup your package, I would recommend you install gnome using pkg_add -r gnome2, Xorg and etc. While you have X-Windows, you can run Portupgrade -arR to upgrade your ports.


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Portupgrade has been running 5 days++

Comments

6 responses to “FreeBSD Portupgrade!”

  1. spoonfork Avatar

    5 days for portupgrade? that is madness!

  2. alphademon Avatar

    thats because he is portupgrading all!!!! not selected port.. so expect that..

  3. PauL Avatar
    PauL

    hehee.. yea.. -a and -rR … sure take a long time

  4. yazid Avatar

    yeah… madness… but is dina_zaman in your gaim one of the upgrade version? hehe..

  5. PauL Avatar
    PauL

    yazid.. i got to ask her 😛

  6. mymac Avatar

    wah lau… i search for “freebsd portupgrade to LATEST” in google.com.my and end up here… xian lah…

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