From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 21 02:11:59 2004 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 7092216A4CE for ; Wed, 21 Jan 2004 02:11:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from chen.org.nz (chen.org.nz [210.54.19.51]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EAA643D39 for ; Wed, 21 Jan 2004 02:11:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jonc@chen.org.nz) Received: by chen.org.nz (Postfix, from userid 1000) id D6E7713651; Wed, 21 Jan 2004 23:11:53 +1300 (NZDT) Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 23:11:53 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen To: "Loren M. Lang" Message-ID: <20040121101153.GB34659@grimoire.chen.org.nz> References: <20040121095538.GC21510@alzatex.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040121095538.GC21510@alzatex.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: FreeBSD Mailing list Subject: Re: Port Upgrades 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: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:11:59 -0000 On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 01:55:38AM -0800, Loren M. Lang wrote: > When I install a new port, does it upgrade any already installed ports > if the new port depends on them. And to upgrade any security fixes, > just running cvsup on the ports tree, then running portupgrade? Installing a new port doesn't upgrade any installed port. You have to use portupgrade to do this. > Also, is there any way to automate this, I have a freebsd mail server > setup for a company that I may not get to visit very often. Then again, > it may not be the wisest to upgrade software with no one to monitor it. Portupgrade works fine most of the time; but when it doesn't upgrade ports properly (the rare instance) manual intervention is required - trouble is one needs to monitor for these... > Is there any way to select just major security and avoid upgrading ports > that just add features? Well, you need to look at the commits on the ports if you want to do this. Thankfully http://www.freshports.org/ exists. > And does the freebsd kernel also get upgraded. Would I have to > reinstall it or would the port do it automatically? The kernel doesn't get upgraded automatically. You have to cvsup to the latest sources and build the userland and kernel (NOTE: You have to do *both* of these, otherwise you will have Real Problems). Check out the Handbook for more details. Cheers. -- Jonathan Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "A person should be able to do a small bit of everything, specialisation is for insects"