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FreeBSDDeep Dive April 11, 2026 4 min read

The FreeBSD Ports Collection vs. pkg: Choosing (and Combining) the Right Tool

A practical comparison of the FreeBSD Ports Collection and the pkg binary package manager, and how to use both together without breaking your system.

#ports#pkg#package-management

FreeBSDFix November 21, 2025 3 min read

Fixing Broken pkg and Ports Builds on FreeBSD

pkg install fails, or a port won't build. Here's a systematic way to tell whether it's a stale catalog, a broken dependency, or a genuinely broken port.

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