Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 01:05:22 -0800 From: gabriel <normal1.lists@gmail.com> To: Matt Rechkemmer <tiberius@trancell.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dumb question about ports/packages Message-ID: <efb858205020801055319e436@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050208085748.GA13424@sdf.lonestar.org> References: <20050208085748.GA13424@sdf.lonestar.org>
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a patch would be issued for the source. On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 01:57:48 -0700, Matt Rechkemmer <tiberius@trancell.org> wrote: > This is somewhat of a dumb question, but I'm a bit confused about the > differences between ports, packages and what is currently on the system. > Let's [hypothetically] say I have a FreeBSD 5.3 system. I use the ports > system on things I want to compile and packages when I'm lazy :-). > > I keep track of my ports 'n' packages with portupgrade(1). Now here's the > scenario (fake, mind you). Let's say SSHD which is part of the core > distribution from my limited understanding develops a root hole, or some other > nasty exploit. > > How would I upgrade just one package part of the core like that? Or multiple > ones for that matter. Can you use the ports/packages system? Or do you have > to do an entire system upgrade (i.e. 4.10 to 4.11). > > Any help is greatly appreciated! > > Matt Rechkemmer > tiberius@trancell.org > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- gabriel, Member of: FreeBSD-Announce FreeBSD-Hardware FreeBSD-Multimedia FreeBSD-questions
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