From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed Sep 5 20:25: 1 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts8.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C4FA37B401; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 20:24:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from johnny2k ([64.229.54.210]) by tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.16 201-229-121-116-20010115) with SMTP id <20010906032454.OWLK27547.tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net@johnny2k>; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 23:24:54 -0400 Message-ID: <000e01c13684$19951c30$0a00000a@johnny2k> From: "John" To: , Cc: References: <20010905.202506.1176.1.dgkerr@juno.com> Subject: Re: Several questions to ask Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 23:29:13 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org You are right, it should go to questions. I'll give you some quick answers, I'm not being rude, just tired, John. > I have several question to as, some related and some not. I presume they > should go to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. > > DO I break them up into several questions, or submit them all in one > message. If they relate then keep them together and make sure the subject line on the topic is clear. If no one responds in a couple days then re phrase or break it up into individual queries. > > For instance, > 1. I want to know if you can CVSup a single port source i.e > openssh, rather than the whole security directry. Yes you can do just a single port. there are some good articles on the www and some examples that were probably put on when you ran the install. Check the port you want to install, it may depend on other ports and you will want to update those too. > > 2. If I get only a port update, do I need to do a buildworld and > makeworld? None that I have ever done has required a makeworld.. > > 3. How do I determine which version of SSH I am running, SSH, > SSH@, or openSSH type in ssh -V > > I have more. Should these all be separated out into individual mesage > questions or bundles toghether? see above ;) > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message