🧠 FreeBSD Curiosity : The make install clean Zen

Forget bloated package managers. In FreeBSD’s Ports Collection, installing software can be as personal as brewing tea.

cd /usr/ports/www/lynx
make install clean

You get:

• Full source-based installation.

• Ability to choose options before build.

• A clean system afterward (thanks to clean).

• No guessing what’s in your binary — you built it.

Linux alternative? Gentoo or LFS, maybe — but never this light and integrated.

“Wait… this is built into the OS?”

Yes. You’re welcome.

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