From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 21 19:16:23 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D91C716A4CE for ; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:16:23 +0000 (GMT) Received: from vfemail.net (miwi2dsl-a234.wi.tds.net [216.170.248.235]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47B8543D5C for ; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:16:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lute@vfemail.net) Received: (qmail 59831 invoked by uid 85); 21 Jan 2005 19:16:22 -0000 Received: from lute@vfemail.net by mail.vfemail.net by uid 0 with qmail-scanner-1.16 (clamscan: 0.75.1. spamassassin: 2.63. Clear:. Processed in 10.471341 secs); 21 Jan 2005 19:16:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO agnes.myhome.net) (lute@vfemail.net@63.229.187.130) by miwi2dsl-a234.wi.tds.net with SMTP; 21 Jan 2005 19:16:09 -0000 Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:16:08 -0600 From: Lute Mullenix To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050121131608.4a98e572@agnes.myhome.net> In-Reply-To: <01c301c4ffb5$db1052a0$0b01a8c0@enigmedia.net> References: <41F05A3D.3090504@finnovative.net> <01c301c4ffb5$db1052a0$0b01a8c0@enigmedia.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.13 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: keeping 5.1 install up to date? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:16:24 -0000 On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 07:36:39 -0500 "aklist_061666" insisted: > Hi All: > > Are there any FAQs or guides available online that explain how to keep a > 5.1 install up to date, in terms of patching installed packages, etc.? > Are there any utilities that can tell you if updates are available for > installed packages? > > TIA, AK > Yes you do that with cvsup it's not hard to set up and easy to use, it's covered in the handbook but I don't have time right now to find just where it's at, (on the way to work). Good luck and have fun. -- Lute It's OK to be different FreeBSD 5.3 RELEASE