On Sun, 04 May 2008 22:12:23 -0700
prad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i'd like to know how people live with freebsd.
great, thanks for asking! :)
do you use only ports or only packages or a mixture?
mostly build my own packages from ports. Sometimes I would use a package when
either I dont
prad wrote:
i'd like to know how people live with freebsd.
It will soon be the ninth anniversary of my union with FreeBSD. I have
been pleased of it, all the time.
do you use only ports or only packages or a mixture?
do you upgrade from version to version using freebsd tools or do it
I use FreeBSD in the `desktop' setting, I do a lot of TeX, programming, and
in my view there is no desktop setting or server setting. the only
difference is if your display and keyboard are directly connected or not.
you simply install programs you need.
scientific computing.
In my own
prad wrote:
do you use only ports or only packages or a mixture?
I use ports 99% of the time. If only use the packages if I need something up
and running asap.
do you upgrade from version to version using freebsd tools or do it
manually?
manually.
do you have a different approach
Hello,
doing similar way. with old rule - if it works, don't touch.
This got me interested. So basically for a server, you don't do any
upgrades unless there are security issues to solve or new features that
you need?
It seems to me that sometimes if you have waited with an upgrade for too
Quoting Zbigniew Szalbot [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
This got me interested. So basically for a server, you don't do any
upgrades unless there are security issues to solve or new features that
you need?
It seems to me that sometimes if you have waited with an upgrade for
too long, it is more difficult
On May 5, 2008, at 12:12 AM, prad wrote:
i'd like to know how people live with freebsd.
My FreeBSD systems are light weight servers only, so what I do is
specific to my circumstances and tastes.
do you use only ports or only packages or a mixture?
I only use ports, but I suppose that
* prad [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-05-04 22:12:23 -0700]:
do you use only ports or only packages or a mixture?
Primarily ports.
do you upgrade from version to version using freebsd tools or do it
manually?
I use portmanager.
do you have a different approach regarding the above depending on
i'd like to know how people live with freebsd.
do you use only ports or only packages or a mixture?
do you upgrade from version to version using freebsd tools or do it
manually?
do you have a different approach regarding the above depending on
whether it is for a server or a desktop?
the
Hello!
i'd like to know how people live with freebsd.
do you use only ports or only packages or a mixture?
Some uses just ports...while others use packages only if they exist in
the first
place or they cross compiled.
Hell, a lot of people use both ports and packages.
The reasons vary
prad wrote:
i'd like to know how people live with freebsd.
do you use only ports or only packages or a mixture?
do you upgrade from version to version using freebsd tools or do it
manually?
do you have a different approach regarding the above depending on
whether it is for a server or a
do you use only ports or only packages or a mixture?
ports
do you upgrade from version to version using freebsd tools or do it
manually?
mixed, and don't upgrade frequently. it's not windows, if it works - don't
touch.
do you have a different approach regarding the above depending on
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