FreeBSD_Lover 13 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 I read a couple discussion threads and it seems users are breaking a fundamental 'rule' with FreeBSD; do not mix ports and packages. FreeBSD users get themselves into trouble by using both the ports system and the packages system. We call that 'mixing' and it almost always ends up with all sort of issues, ghosts in your box, etc. You have to use only ports, or only packages, but never both. The way to get the best of both worlds is to use a packages building system like Synth or Poudrier. I use Synth. It lets me customize any port options I require, then does all the dependency verification work, and then it build packages right on your machine; and then installs them. It's an amazing system, easy to use, and I have had a 100% error free system since. Just wanted to put that out there. Also the official FreeBSD forum is an an amazing group of people; so if you have issues considering leaning on them too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36888 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Hi, that's very helpful. Thanks for the info ! We'll see what @@makarai thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeBSD_Lover 13 Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Maybe pin / stick it to the top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizarro252 17 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Hello! Because I don't understand what you are talking about I am worried I may be making the mistake you are talking about... Is what you mean do not install plugins via the web GUI and install packages manually within jails? I don't think so but want to confirm. What is the difference between a package and a port? And by not mixing, do you mean within a single jail? For example... I could manually install Beta Emby in one jail, but install the stable release via the plugin page...right? I have done that before and since I don't think I understand your warning I am worried this is the type of thing you are talking about? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobi 159 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Hello! Because I don't understand what you are talking about I am worried I may be making the mistake you are talking about... Is what you mean do not install plugins via the web GUI and install packages manually within jails? I don't think so but want to confirm. What is the difference between a package and a port? And by not mixing, do you mean within a single jail? For example... I could manually install Beta Emby in one jail, but install the stable release via the plugin page...right? I have done that before and since I don't think I understand your warning I am worried this is the type of thing you are talking about? Thanks What you are doing is completely fine. Ports and Pkg are 2 ways to manually install plugins in FreeBSD. In a nutshell... Pkg is a basic pre-configured way to install something. Building from ports walks you through each configurable option and lets you fully customize everything in the setup. What he's saying is that when you try to mix the 2 together, you could end up with all kinds of issues. For example, an option you customized while setting something up using ports could be conflicting with one of the pre-configured options in pkg. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizarro252 17 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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