You don't have to use ports, FreeBSD has supported pre-compiled binary packages since 2014. https://klarasystems.com/articles/a-quick-look-at-the-history-of-pa

You don't have to use ports, FreeBSD has supported pre-compiled binary packages since 2014. https://klarasystems.com/articles/a-quick-look-at-the-history-of-package-management-on-freebsd/ https://klarasystems.com/articles/a-quick-look-at-the-histor...