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> It's perfect for a server or FreeNAS but the ports for common desktop applications seem to be broken fairly often which causes usability issues and some very
by bachmeier 7y ago
> It's perfect for a server or FreeNAS but the ports for common desktop applications seem to be broken fairly often which causes usability issues and some very heavy frustration.
I briefly tried FreeBSD. Only briefly, because that ports thing was a mess. My trial lasted only a few days before my system was an unusable mess.
- doc1623 7y agoPart of that is, it's just a fairly steep learning curve. I did learn to stick with one way of doing ports. I used Portmaster then you learn not to troubleshoot too much as you can really make a mess of things. You need to let the tools work for you, but again... when the ports themselves are broken (i.e. not your machine/dependency .."heck") then you can't do anything.
- throw0101a 7y ago> Only briefly, because that ports thing was a mess. In what way was it a mess?