Post B2YY5F6AFeFYRHvn9c by grahamperrin@mastodon.bsd.cafe
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 (DIR) Post #B2XAAFqKJo908dQ7aC by evgandr@mastodon.bsd.cafe
       2026-01-22T01:49:52Z
       
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       Looks like the maintainers of xlibre packages in the FreeBSD 15.0 did a great work :drgn_aww: I was able to switch from Xorg to XLibre with just two commands and without any issues, lol :drgn_aww: https://eugene-andrienko.com/it/2026/01/22/freebsd-15-0-xlibre.htmlWorth to mention, that any of my tricks described in the previous blogpost (https://eugene-andrienko.com/it/2025/07/24/x11-configuration-simple.html) are working too without any problems.#FreeBSD #XLibre
       
 (DIR) Post #B2XAAHREO5G55Nh6kC by grahamperrin@mastodon.bsd.cafe
       2026-01-22T03:08:41Z
       
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       RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/115936315972605814@evgandr the packages are not in FreeBSD, they are in the ports collection. With regard to an organisation such as X11Libre, this is probably a very important distinction.Also, please see my recent first impressions. #FreeBSD #X11Libre #XLibre #X11 #Xorg
       
 (DIR) Post #B2XAAIpjCURpPeABZA by kaixin@snac.bsd.cafe
       2026-01-22T05:55:45Z
       
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       @grahamperrin@bsd.cafe what does the packagemean here and what is the distinction please? I thought package is a more general term while ports in FreeBSD means some scripts and utilities to make a package compile for FreeBSD. The package I will understand as a complied binary from pkg, which is produced from ports getting compiled, no? Thanks!
       
 (DIR) Post #B2XGJ8DWdjj6ont5Bg by m0xEE@nosh0b10.m0xee.net
       2026-01-22T06:56:13Z
       
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       @kaixin@snac.bsd.cafe @grahamperrin@bsd.cafeI believe, the important distinction here is that ports are not part of the system and aren't maintained by FreeBSD project, they get submitted by the community (Because no one wants to be associated with XLibre project!).Otherwise it's an "I'd like to interject for a moment" moment 😜
       
 (DIR) Post #B2YY5ER2iXMANkgx3g by evgandr@mastodon.bsd.cafe
       2026-01-22T07:47:42Z
       
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       @kaixin @grahamperrin I have the same question :drgn_think_confused: . Since I read handbook for #FreeBSD 14.3 (chapter 4), I learnt that ports are:> is a set of Makefiles, patches, and description files. Each set of these files is used to compile and install an individual application on FreeBSD, and is called a port.As I understand, the package is made from port but not the port itself.@m0xEE
       
 (DIR) Post #B2YY5F6AFeFYRHvn9c by grahamperrin@mastodon.bsd.cafe
       2026-01-22T21:33:46Z
       
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       @evgandr @kaixin @m0xEE FreeBSD 15 has three package repositories preconfigured: FreeBSD-baseFreeBSD-portsFreeBSD-ports-kmods– base is the operating system, FreeBSD,
       
 (DIR) Post #B2YY5FvDBr5CzboYim by kaixin@snac.bsd.cafe
       2026-01-22T21:56:15Z
       
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       @grahamperrin@bsd.cafeYes true. While in the specific case of Xlibre, it provides neither base system components nor kmod modules, meaning the only thing is pkg/ports.CC  @evgandr@bsd.cafe @m0xEE@nosh0b10.m0xee.net