From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 23 05:29:09 2009 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 4BF0B106566B for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:29:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.232]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E59E8FC12 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:29:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id f9so279308rvb.3 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:29:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=FXv6XEw0tmHdSk45iLERsRI+wOWYabwvfzqWCv6bIGo=; b=SRhbKZgA/+2iehyvoJ6WXjnND5RoQjbC4sdmY9BOk0LzjEoE4dxl/z+6e1e3hTsWEc FCfBhnKrwOm+mq5m0DcBoLCvxnpL0QArBkoOgZXn8JXZcFjx9RG7FUhYMXxAopS6r/Us hLAm73QQw28XdIvHZH0b4zpwWnAGGNCaq/Pr8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=UzOARSmeVtrqv6OCX6eZeSY0gxTTtvwl9Mj0+Ze76qK+/SFYpVOrHw6VdiTbN/6rYt Koc7nXSQPM1EVikfJVHw0AUVNvho8HbYKgIiZEXpYt/NSTYFLNF2d59C3iPeAN3nqfoG uEnAaD32WWLgBwL2z+ySoZsQbp4evfHqogtWI= Received: by 10.141.86.4 with SMTP id o4mr3493769rvl.172.1232688548677; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:29:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.4.70? (c-68-35-57-46.hsd1.nm.comcast.net [68.35.57.46]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id g31sm20550244rvb.4.2009.01.22.21.29.06 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:29:07 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <497955BE.5080806@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:29:34 -0700 From: Tim Judd User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Svein Halvor Halvorsen References: <49791625.7000806@lvor.halvorsen.cc> In-Reply-To: <49791625.7000806@lvor.halvorsen.cc> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Keeping FreeBSD updated (the binary way) 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: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:29:09 -0000 Svein Halvor Halvorsen wrote: > Hi, list! > > > I have just acquired a new computer to replace an old server. This older > server has been running FreeBSD 5.3 since 2004 and most of its packages > are way out of date. I've been scared of changing something in fear of > rendering the machine unbootable, or some core applications unrunnable. > > I want to make sure I have better routines this time around, when I'm > starting a-fresh. I'd like to keep my system and packages fairly up to > date, and still keep the compiling to a minimum. > > Is it possible to pkg_add -r packages from -STABLE on the latest > -RELEASE? That is, will the following work, or slowly render my system > to an incoherent state: > This was once not the way to do it. I read on the handbook recently that they actually advertize to use -STABLE packages if you want more up-to-date programs. Why is it you wnat to remove the compiling part of it? portupgrade, portmaster or any other port management tool will take care of that for you. Just curious on this one..... --Tim