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The package manager pkg is a powerful tool to manipulate pre-compiled copies of all the commands for an application, as well as any configuration files and documentation. | The package manager pkg is a powerful tool to manipulate pre-compiled copies of all the commands for an application, as well as any configuration files and documentation. | ||
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While the two technologies ports and packages are similar, each have their own strengths. Select the technology that meets your requirements for installing a particular application. | While the two technologies ports and packages are similar, each have their own strengths. Select the technology that meets your requirements for installing a particular application. | ||
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Introduction
The package manager pkg is a powerful tool to manipulate pre-compiled copies of all the commands for an application, as well as any configuration files and documentation.
While the two technologies ports and packages are similar, each have their own strengths. Select the technology that meets your requirements for installing a particular application. Package Benefits
- A compressed package tarball is typically smaller than the compressed tarball containing the source code for the application.
- Packages do not require compilation time. For large applications, such as Mozilla, KDE, or GNOME, this can be important on a slow system.
- Packages do not require any understanding of the process involved in compiling software on FreeBSD.
Sorce: 4.2. Overview of Software Installation
Funktion
A package can be manipulated with the pkg(8) commands, such as pkg install.
