Re: Proper FreeBSD installation practices

"Alvaro J. Gurdin" <AJGurdian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I just installed FreeBSD 6.0 on a computer I want to use to test BIND.
> The newest release is 9.3.2, but the one installed with FreeBSD 6.0 is
> 9.3.1. Since according to the ISC's website there are a few bugs in
> 9.3.1, I decided to upgrade.
Update your ports tree and you will find that Bind 9.3.2 is in ports.

/usr/ports/dns/bind9

Installing via ports is most probably the best way to install any software.

Regards,
Lars
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