Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 16:38:29 +0200 From: Christoph Sold <so@i-clue.de> To: Jonathan Hilgeman <JHilgeman@ecx.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Upgrading applications Message-ID: <3B9F7365.6040303@i-clue.de> References: <5D90F61EB6FDD411836500508B137F1AA3EEA2@mailsvr.ecx.com>
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Jonathan Hilgeman wrote: >Let's say I get a server that comes preinstalled with some applications. >Some are packages/ports and some are just installations from source. Now, I >can uninstall ports and packages fairly easily and then install the latest >versions of the ports fairly easily. But what if I had, let's say Sendmail >1.0, and it was installed from the source. How do I upgrade it to the latest >version? Do I just install over top of it, or do I uninstall the old version >first, or is there an upgrade command...? > Unfortunately, there is no automatic upgrade feature in applications installed from source. To be safe, first remove the software you intend to update. Installing over the old version may leave unwanted pieces lying around and is much harder to debug in case of problems. HTH -Christoph Sold To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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