Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:16:38 -0500 From: Eric <heli@mikestammer.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Portsnap Update Question Message-ID: <45267356.4070909@mikestammer.com> In-Reply-To: <45267126.6000000@dial.pipex.com> References: <2403D229-1D39-40F8-9C40-01A7DEF8ED5D@cbpratt.prohosting.com> <45267126.6000000@dial.pipex.com>
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Alex Zbyslaw wrote: > Chris wrote: > > > Also consider installing portaudit which tells you about installed ports > which have security bugs which may affect you. You could consider only > updating ports which have security holes, for example. And you'll at > least be aware of what security issues might exist even if you don't fix > them :-) > > Investigate portupgrade or portmanager for doing the updating. I prefer > the former and it has a good man page. > > --Alex > > portmaster is actively developed and a lot better than portmanager IMO. also, it has no dependencies unlike portupgrade.
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