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From: Jeffrey Vehrs <jwvehrs@compuserve.com>
To: BSD Freak <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au>
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Correct procedure to upgrade a port or package
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I was upgrading packages last nite automatically. Here's my procedure:

	1) type 'pkg_version -c >updateApps'
	2) edit updateApps
	3) su as root
	4) type 'sh updateApps' off you go

It works well for me.

On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 11:32:39AM +1000, BSD Freak wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I need to upgrade a package on some of our servers. I beleive the
> following is the correct procedure but can someone confirm or deny this,
> or offer a better way:
> 
> pkg_delete mypackage-1.1
> pkg_add mypackage-1.4.tgz
> 
> Is there a pkg_upgrade utility ??
> 
> Thanks ....
> 
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