Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 10:35:28 -0700 From: Joshua Lokken <joshua@joshualokken.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions about freebsd-update Message-ID: <20150709173528.GF1048@satellite.workgroup.local> In-Reply-To: <559EA8B8.8080701@sneakertech.com> References: <559C6B73.8050509@sneakertech.com> <559EA8B8.8080701@sneakertech.com>
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On Jul/09 01:00PM, Quartz wrote: > So... does anyone have any ideas here? Is any of this even possible? > > > On 2015-07-07 8:14 PM, Quartz wrote: > > Have a couple odd situations I need to work around. I'm wondering if > > anyone can help me answer the following questions about updating: > > > > 1) How do I get a list of available updates for a system WITHOUT > > actually downloading anything or writing any files to disk? > > > > 2) How do I get freebsd-update to install only specific patches or > > updates instead of everything? > > > > 3) How do I (or even can I) manually download patches onto a usb drive > > and then install them onto a machine that has no internet connection? After reading the handbook chapter and the man page for freebsd-update it seems likely freebsd-update is not the tool you are looking for. See Brandon Wandersee's previous reply -- I concur, however, I am not an expert on the topic, either. -- Joshua
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