Music Composition

[Blazing Teens]

Hi,
I want to port many application which I requested these application in PBI format
Qtractor for music
and playonlinux for installing Windows applications easily

I have a question : What is the difference between package (deb,rpm,txz) and port ?

[thnewguy]

Roughly speaking, a package is an archive which contains binary files and instructions on where to place those files. When a person installs a rpm or deb file, the archive is unzipped and the binary files are installed on the system.

A port is more of a framework which tells the system where to find the required source code, how to apply any required patches and how to compile/install the software. A port does not include source or binary files itself, but instead gives instructions on how to aquire the source code and create a binary file.

You might want to read the Porter's Handbook, which explains this in more detail and gives examples on how to create a port.
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/porters-handbook/