some simple Questions

[Bill Moran]

In response to Nex6 <myndshell at gmail.com>:
> 
> install software:
> seems the way to to this is pkg_add -r software-name

packages: use pkg_add -r
ports: cd /usr/ports/category/port-name && make install

See:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html

> system update:
> still not sure? tho this is probly something really simple, seems more the
> one way to do it.

cvsup is the canonical way:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html

But stuff like freebsd-upate has streamlined this a lot:
http://www.daemonology.net/freebsd-update/

> main difference between packages and ports?
Packages are precompiled.  Ports are not.  Ports can be made into
packages, the reverse is not true.  See the above link.

-- 
Bill Moran
http://www.potentialtech.com