Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:09:22 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: renaud.luca@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Are there tools for binary update(security etc.) of applications? Message-ID: <4c5369b2.Oi6hQsvXggHJNiAK%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTik5LMUe3eMcwpWc3Lpye8R6CARqa_QjKcbb%2B7gD@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTik5LMUe3eMcwpWc3Lpye8R6CARqa_QjKcbb%2B7gD@mail.gmail.com>
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Luca Renaud <renaud.luca@gmail.com> wrote: > I updated my system from FreeBSD 8.0 to 8.1 using the tool > freebsd-update. As far as I know this tool only updates the > core system and user land utilities, thus, all other apps > are not updated. Correct. > I use the gnome desktop, and I regularly receive the warning from > Software Updater that I have 240, or so, applications not updated > etc., and if I want to update them. My question is: update them > through the ports system? (compiling them all?) or binary update? > Are there tools capable of doing that using the command line? > (binary update of apps not in the core system or userland > utilities, but also important regarding security questions, for > example). Either portmaster or portupgrade can update using pre-built packages from freebsd.org or its mirrors. Portmaster (having no dependencies) is likely the easier to install, unless you already have ruby installed.
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