From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 20 09:40:31 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20A641065677 for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:40:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from unix.hacker@comcast.net) Received: from qmta06.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta06.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.62.56]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C26178FC0A for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:40:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from omta09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.20]) by qmta06.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id BMfG1i0040SCNGk56MgWGy; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:40:30 +0000 Received: from [192.168.2.2] ([68.43.224.227]) by omta09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id BMgW1i0054uzdYs3VMgWoG; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:40:30 +0000 Message-ID: <4EF0580D.8090002@comcast.net> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:40:29 -0500 From: Allen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:8.0) Gecko/20111105 Thunderbird/8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alexander Kapshuk References: <4EF028D8.803@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Port, Packages, and Patching, Upgrading X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:40:31 -0000 On 12/20/2011 4:19 AM, Alexander Kapshuk wrote: > you may want to look up this section of the handbook: > Chapter 5 Installing Applications: Packages and Ports > > How to upgrade your applications is explained there; I actually am doing so right now. I started cleaning out the CPU cooling system on my old test machine, and after getting crap out of the Fan, I got it to boot, and started installing FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE on it, then did a Net Install over FTP. While I let that run, I decided to start looking at the web site for FreeBSD, and reading up on Ports. I guess I'm on the right track, as you pretty much told me to do exactly what I was already doing right before checking my Email, so that's a great sign. > long story short, there are three utilities i know of that may be used > to keep your applications up-to-date irrespective of the installation > method; they are portupgrade, portmanager and portmaster; > i personally use portupgrade; with this tool you may specify whether you > want you applications updated in the binary or in the source form; I'm currently reading about Portmanager, because I like the simple "portmanager -u" option I see. I'm going to probably try that one out first to see how it goes. Right now the machine is running portsnap fetch && portsnap extract && portsnap update Once that's done I'm going to start installing some stuff on it to try out. Hopefully FVWM2 works out; For some reason, my other FreeBSD install says it's installed but I can't use it. I'm probably going to just reinstall it because I LOVE it. I've been using Window Maker and Enlightenment mostly. > hope this helps; > > sasha Thanks, -Allen