Solved Considering a Return - request a synopsis

dcbdbis

dcbdbis

The last I was on FreeBSD as my daily driver was the 10.* days. I have been on Linux since 2000, and have since retired. Linux was used in our BAS systems at work. Now as a retiree, pushing 70 years old, back in the 10.* days (which I loved by the way), I found myself spending more time maintaining FreeBSD, than I did using it. I had several "mentors" in this community - such as Warren Block, that helped me through the transition.

I am NOT looking for a server, I am looking for a new daily driver free of corporate influence. Reading the supporters of the Linux Foundation, is like reading a rouges gallery of genuinely evil companies who do harm to their users.

I have read some articles than explain the new usage of pkg to update the system, but I am wondering, and requesting some info.... Example: "pkg update && pkg fetch -u all". Does this really update it all? How about installed ports from source? My system ran FreeBSD once, so I have no issues with hardware compatibility.

How is daily life with FreeBSD these days? Is it easier to maintain? Yes, I am requesting a pointer to some documentation or youtube video (reading is becoming difficult for me - cataracts). And Yes, I am asking for opinions.

This is a request for info, not an attempt to start a juvenile flame war.

For those who read this: A sincere thank you!.

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I don't think anything fundamental changed in the areas you mention. pkg updates can still leave you with lots of missing key packages.

Daily driver wise it is annoying that most web browsers are functionally downgraded compared to Linux.

A pkg update will overwrite packages installed from ports.
 
My 0.02 eurocents: Yes, FreeBSD is easy to maintain. But (as has been the case all the time): some reading is required. Don't blindly execute freebsd-update or pkg upgrade; read about the upgrade first. Saves you a lot of problems.
Also know your system / machine: do you use kernel modules to provide gpu drivers (drm-kmod and friends)? If so, know how to deal with that before you upgrade.
 
dcbdbis said:
.. Example: "pkg update && pkg fetch -u all".
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I use pkg upgrade -Fy, to fetch the files, look at what it's going to do, and then run pkg upgrade -y. This only fetches what's needed to perform the upgrade

"pkg fetch -u" and "pkg fetch --all" both fetch more than you need.
 
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