Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 16:38:37 +0200 From: Mark Tinka <mark.tinka@seacom.mu> To: Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk>, Lev <leventelist@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: security patch vs. binary upgrade Message-ID: <5586CC6D.9080901@seacom.mu> In-Reply-To: <20150621153200.559aa68f@curlew.lan> References: <20150621124345.1a09b8f6@jive> <20150621153200.559aa68f@curlew.lan>
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On 21/Jun/15 16:32, Mike Clarke wrote: > No problem, freebsd-update only makes changes to the base system. > > Packages are not part of the base system and will not be affected by > freebsd-update, they are upgraded by using pkg upgrade or by building > from source using ports. Except, of course, if you're using freebsd-update to move the system between major versions, e.g., 10.x to 11.x. Then there is some work to be done with the userland ports. Otherwise, a simple freebsd-update fetch|install should be fine, as Mike has said. Mark.
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