The only time using the packages on disk is really worth while is right near the release, or when you desperately need something from it. My old SOP used to be to do a custom install of FreeBSD, than add the cvsup package via sysinstall before going to work on "Pre-boot" configuration.
It's more practical to grab KDE/Gnome from ports or pkg_add, in most cases. There's just not that many tools on the disk sets, outside of the base, that are gonna help you paddle down !@#$ creek.
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