[tulloch.144] $ grep ABI /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
FreeBSD: { url: "http://pkg0.syd.freebsd.org/${ABI}/latest", mirror_type: "NONE" }
[tulloch.131] $ uname -a
FreeBSD tulloch.oakes.consulting 14.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE releng/14.2-n269506-c8918d6c7412 GENERIC amd64
[tulloch.132] $ pkg search libreoffice | grep "^libre"
libreoffice-25.2.0.3 Full integrated office productivity suite
libreoffice-i18n-25.2.0.3 Localized interface for libreoffice
sudo pkg install libreoffice.Dear gpw928:Do a package query and see what version of libreoffice is on offer.
I subscribe to latest packages:and the port is at 25.2.0.3:Code:[tulloch.144] $ grep ABI /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf FreeBSD: { url: "http://pkg0.syd.freebsd.org/${ABI}/latest", mirror_type: "NONE" }If you see "25.2", all you have to do isCode:[tulloch.131] $ uname -a FreeBSD tulloch.oakes.consulting 14.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE releng/14.2-n269506-c8918d6c7412 GENERIC amd64 [tulloch.132] $ pkg search libreoffice | grep "^libre" libreoffice-25.2.0.3 Full integrated office productivity suite libreoffice-i18n-25.2.0.3 Localized interface for libreofficesudo pkg install libreoffice.
If you don't then either wait for the required version to be released into the quarterly updates, or switch to the latest packages.
sudo pkg install py311-fastest_pkg
fastest_pkg
DEar gpw928:To optimise package download speed:and follow the instructions.Code:sudo pkg install py311-fastest_pkg fastest_pkg
Installing packages is generally immeasurably faster than compiling ports.
You should not mix the packages and ports methods for installing applications. They are incompatible. Dependency lists get crossed.
[Having said that, I do mix packages and ports, but in a very limited way, and I accept the risks.]