Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:17:44 -0500 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Jason Trickett <jstrickett@cogeco.ca> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new freebsd gnome user needs upgrade help Message-ID: <1132885064.54489.32.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <1132879215.10132.5.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1132879215.10132.5.camel@localhost.localdomain>
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--=-N4Xa5F9Vr/MAA/SsmThB Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2005-11-24 at 19:40 -0500, Jason Trickett wrote: > I installed FreeBSD 6 with the GNOME 2.10 desktop from the iso's. I also > installed the ports system but have not used it yet. I wish to upgrade > my GNOME desktop to 2.12 using packages. Is the Tinderbox way the only > option I have using packages? And if the only way to upgrade to 2.12 is > to use the ports system does that mean I need to remove my 2.10 gnome > packages first? I've looked at the docs but I'm getting confused. Can > someone help me out, maybe with some basic instructions on how to > accomplish this? The Tinderbox is currently the only way to upgrade using packages if you're using a -RELEASE system. You do not need to remove your existing packages first. See http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq212.html for more details on upgrading. Joe --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-N4Xa5F9Vr/MAA/SsmThB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBDhnRIb2iPiv4Uz4cRAnIYAJ9uuh6CZ/5PimfodC4RmJTIu3qocACgqc94 6mTdppuIbaSKq2SxUN3K32Y= =8psN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-N4Xa5F9Vr/MAA/SsmThB--
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