Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 06:28:45 -0600 From: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> To: Jeffrey Vehrs <jwvehrs@compuserve.com> Cc: Freebsd Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Correct procedure to upgrade a port or package Message-ID: <20010621062844.A89601@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: <20010621072014.A29835@osmium.vehrs.org>; from "Jeffrey Vehrs" on Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 07:20:14AM References: <a736b1a77205.a77205a736b1@mbox.com.au> <20010621072014.A29835@osmium.vehrs.org>
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On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 07:20:14AM -0500, Jeffrey Vehrs wrote: > I was upgrading packages last nite automatically. Here's my procedure: > > 1) type 'pkg_version -c >updateApps' > 2) edit updateApps Never done this, so what gets editted in '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 .... > > -- -duke Calgary, Alberta, Canada To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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