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<answer>
<para>Please take a look at
<ulink URL="../../../../ports/index.html">the ports
page</ulink> for info on software packages ported to FreeBSD.
The list currently tops &os.numports; and is growing daily, so come back
to check often or subscribe to the
<para>Please take a look at <ulink
URL="../../../../ports/index.html">the ports page</ulink>
for info on software packages ported to FreeBSD. The list
currently tops &os.numports; and is growing daily, so come
back to check often or subscribe to the
<literal>freebsd-announce</literal> <link
linkend="mailing">mailing list</link> for periodic updates on
new entries.</para>
linkend="mailing">mailing list</link> for periodic updates
on new entries.</para>
<para>Most ports should work on the 4.X and 5.X
branches.
<para>Most ports should work on the 4.X and 5.X branches.
Each time a FreeBSD release is made, a snapshot of the
ports tree at the time of release in also included in the
<filename>ports/</filename> directory.</para>
<para>We also support the concept of a <quote>package</quote>,
essentially no more than a gzipped binary distribution with a
little extra intelligence embedded in it for doing whatever
custom installation work is required. A package can be
installed and uninstalled again easily without having to know
the gory details of which files it includes.</para>
<para>We also support the concept of a
<quote>package</quote>, essentially no more than a gzipped
binary distribution with a little extra intelligence
embedded in it for doing whatever custom installation work
is required. A package can be installed and uninstalled
again easily without having to know the gory details of
which files it includes.</para>
<para>Use the package installation menu in
<filename>/stand/sysinstall</filename> (under the
post-configuration menu item) or invoke the
&man.pkg.add.1; command on the specific package
files you are interested in installing. Package files can
usually be identified by their <filename>.tgz</filename> suffix
and CDROM distribution people will have a
<filename>packages/All</filename> directory on their CD which
contains such files. They can also be downloaded over the net
for various versions of FreeBSD at the following
locations:</para>
&man.pkg.add.1; command on the specific package files you
are interested in installing. Package files can usually be
identified by their <filename>.tgz</filename> suffix and
CDROM distribution people will have a
<filename>packages/All</filename> directory on their CD
which contains such files. They can also be downloaded
over the net for various versions of FreeBSD at the
following locations:</para>
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