From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 14 20:56:27 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D225516A588 for ; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:56:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.238]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDBD243E09 for ; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:54:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i11so319454nzh for ; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:55:37 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.151.6 with SMTP id d6mr2220546qbo.1166129737023; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:55:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net ( [67.189.184.224]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id q15sm3184146qbq.2006.12.14.12.55.36; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:55:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 138F6B892; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:55:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.4] (boss.seibercom.net [192.168.0.4]) (Authenticated sender: gerard@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 794C8B827; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:55:34 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:55:52 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert To: User Questions Organization: Seibercom.NET In-Reply-To: <20061214201130.GA96791@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <4581A9FD.1060301@brunson.com> <20061214201130.GA96791@xor.obsecurity.org> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20061214155438.DC4C.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.29 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Subject: Re: Upgrade a binary package X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: User Questions List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:56:28 -0000 On Thursday December 14, 2006 at 03:11:30 (PM) Kris Kennaway wrote: > > I've been searching the manual and the man pages, but I can't seem to > > find a command to update an installed package to a newer version. I > > always get a message like this: > > > > pkg_add: package 'expect-5.43.0_1' or its older version already installed > > > > I only find info on "pkg_add" and "pkg_delete" for binary packages, the > > only references to updating a package give directions on how to use the > > ports tree. > > > > Is there a way to update an installed package with a newer version? > > sysutils/portupgrade is the usual tool. I think portmaster can do this too. portmanager lang/expect -l -- Gerard