I'm considering trying out a ports only system on my Thinkpad T430 - am I nuts? You tell me, I've rarely used anything from the ports side of the house (maybe drm kmod stuff). I usually just pkg install whatever and call it a day. But, I'm thinking of taking a walk on the wild side and doing ports. Is it even possible to live without pkg?
My questions for you folks are:
1. Is it possible/practical to never use pkg?
2. Is there anything special that I need to do after/during installation to prepare for ports use other than portsnap fetch extract after?
3. What does a typical ports based install of xfce look like (in weeks, days, hours, etc)?
My questions for you folks are:
1. Is it possible/practical to never use pkg?
2. Is there anything special that I need to do after/during installation to prepare for ports use other than portsnap fetch extract after?
3. What does a typical ports based install of xfce look like (in weeks, days, hours, etc)?