From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 3 17:06:55 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1875E16A4CE for ; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:06:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from charmed.wilshire.net (worm.wilshire.net [64.161.77.242]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DF3A43F3F for ; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:06:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rileyjmc@pacbell.net) Received: from emilyd (emilyd [10.100.123.233]) by charmed.wilshire.net (8.12.8p2/8.12.8) with SMTP id hB416KT5005549; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:06:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rileyjmc@pacbell.net) From: "Riley J. McIntire" To: "rotten rottie" , Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:06:53 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal Subject: RE: Questions about updating... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 01:06:55 -0000 > From: rotten rottie > I installed a box for trial it was 5.1, I wanted to see if I could use > ports > to update openssh for a test examp. After the port installed I noticed > that > another version of openssh was installed on the system. I Bad test example. As with named, sendmail and a few others in the base system and ports. Unless you have a need use what's in the base system. Track -release or -stable to update. If a security issue is found you can apply the patch which is posted with instructions at freebsd.org or the freebsd-security list. A couple of good ports are mentioned below if you want to play with them. > 1) if there are two trees(lack of better words) why would ssh exist in > both > the system tree and the ports tree ? Wouldnt it be better to The system version is more likely to be better integrated and tested than the ports version. theoretically. > 2) I have used gentoo in the past and am curious if there is something > simular to emerge -up world/system -- I would like to cvs the > ports/sys > and > then be able to see if anything need upgrading .. is this possible ? Check http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.1R/errata.html for instance, to see if an upgrade is required. Security is probably what you want to track, at least at first. If you use X, install /usr/ports/net/cvsup for the sys/ports trees. If you don't use X, install /usr/ports/net/cvsup-without-gui. See the handbook, as others have said. Excellent doc. > 3) Say there was a update to openssh .. which would be the > proper way to You might take a look at /usr/ports/security/freebsd-update. Never used it myself but might be easier than patch or cvs. hth, Riley