Correct. More specifically, pkg-ng uses the same database as ports, and pkg-ng was made the default starting in 10. It was available in prior versions, but only

Correct. More specifically, pkg-ng uses the same database as ports, and pkg-ng was made the default starting in 10. It was available in prior versions, but only opt-in and with a conversion process from the legacy package database to the newer one. https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/pkgng-intro.html https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/pkgng-intro.html For anyone who's tried FreeBSD in the past (before pkg-ng) but ended up going back to Linux or OS X, I would highly recommend giving FreeBSD 10.x another shot. pkg(7) is a very well-designed and modern package management system, on par with Arch's pacman and superior to apt-get, in my opinion.