aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorDru Lavigne <dru@FreeBSD.org>2013-10-01 18:10:28 +0000
committerDru Lavigne <dru@FreeBSD.org>2013-10-01 18:10:28 +0000
commitdf64acb6f16d7bd83607ee2511fd6b7345df5d7c (patch)
tree31724a718c85a96f84f1c3cf0de699cc3281016a /en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports
parentdd3f5e45007b189e0b43b9bc4dd2a1900fafd345 (diff)
downloaddoc-df64acb6f16d7bd83607ee2511fd6b7345df5d7c.tar.gz
doc-df64acb6f16d7bd83607ee2511fd6b7345df5d7c.zip
- match the synopsis with this chapter's table of contents
- some minor wording fixes Approved by: bcr (mentor)
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=42792
Diffstat (limited to 'en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports')
-rw-r--r--en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml28
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml
index 39d26ffa0a..3b92da25e3 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml
@@ -14,42 +14,42 @@
<indexterm><primary>ports</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>packages</primary></indexterm>
<para>&os; is bundled with a rich collection of system tools as
- part of the base system. However, there is only so much one can
- do before needing to install an additional third-party
- application to get real work done. &os; provides two
+ part of the base system. In addition, &os; provides two
complementary technologies for installing third-party software:
- the &os; Ports Collection (for installing from source), and
- packages (for installing from pre-built binaries). Either
+ the &os; Ports Collection, for installing from source, and
+ packages, for installing from pre-built binaries. Either
method may be used to install software from local media or
from the network.</para>
- <para>After reading this chapter, you will know how to:</para>
+ <para>After reading this chapter, you will know:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Install third-party binary software packages.</para>
+ <para>The difference between binary packages and ports.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Build third-party software from source by using the
- Ports Collection.</para>
+ <para>How to find third-party software that has been ported
+ to &os;.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Remove previously installed packages or ports.</para>
+ <para>How to manage binary packages using the traditional
+ package system.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Override the default values used by the Ports
- Collection.</para>
+ <para>How to manage binary packages using
+ <application>pkgng</application>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Find the appropriate software package.</para>
+ <para>How to build third-party software from source using the
+ Ports Collection.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Upgrade installed software.</para>
+ <para>What to do if a software installation fails.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>