Comparison of FreeBSD ports with other systems
This is a meta-page for comparing and contrasting FreeBSD ports with various alternatives.
Main cross-reference
Subject |
pkgsrc |
(FreeBSD) ports |
(OpenBSD) ports |
mports |
Portage |
dpkg/rpm + apt |
Used by OSes |
NetBSD, DragonflyBSD |
FreeBSD |
OpenBSD |
MidnightBSD |
Gentoo, Sabayon |
Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Redhat |
Main URL |
TBA |
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Source tree |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
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Search tool |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
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Number of packages |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Growth graph |
growth (stale) |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
More details:
PackageSystemsFeatureComparison contains the feature comparison.
PackageCategoriesOnOtherSystems contains the categories comparison.
Notes:
- TBA = To Be Added. Contributions welcome.
More recent counts of current FreeBSD ports may be found on portsmon and FreshPorts.