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Subject: Re: Portupgrade problem
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"Craig Deal" <craig@advantagecomputer.biz> writes:

> What is the best way to keep the system up-to-date if you use packages? The
> manual is fairly clear if you use ports, but things get kinda vague (for me
> anyway) when it comes to packages. I have successfully installed (from
> packages) a working system with
> FreeBSD/Postfix/amavisd-new/spamassassin/Clamav/F-Prot/Postgrey/etc, and I
> want to make sure I can keep the packages updated without crashing the
> system.
> 
> I ran:
> cvsup -h cvsup1.freebsd.org /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile
> cd /usr/ports/ && make fetchindex
> pkgdb -uvF
> portsdb -u

Add the -U option there and you'll be golden.