FreeBSD® Unleashed

Chapter 15. Installing Additional Software

In This Chapter

• Introduction to Packages

• Installing Packages

• Removing Packages

• Updating Packages

• Introduction to Ports

• The FreeBSD Ports Tree

• Installing Ports

• Removing Installed Ports

• Upgrading a Port

• Making Sure that Your Ports Tree Is Up-to-Date

• Fresh Ports

Up until now, we covered topics that are largely applicable to many different types of UNIX systems. Pretty much any system, whether commercial or open source, operates the same way regarding the filesystem structure, process automation, and general administration. But now, we'll get to the good stuff.

What sets FreeBSD apart from its BSD brethren, Linux and commercial UNIX software, more than almost anything else is the model by which the administrator adds ...