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freebsd-update: Mention upgrading packages, not just ports
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Authored by jrtc27 on Dec 8 2023, 5:42 AM.
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These days most end users are likely using pre-built packages, not
locally-built ports. Thus be sure to mention this as an important case,
and put it ahead of ports.

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jrtc27 requested review of this revision.Dec 8 2023, 5:42 AM
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This is simple, yet useful enough... being more specific may confuse users (just like me). I for one, do a pkg upgrade -y, however, pkg will recommend you a pkg bootstrap -f, but I never know if pkg-static is actually preferred.