Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 07:35:25 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: system updates question Message-ID: <54D07A3D.3080501@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <40846D33-F521-4DEE-8020-2C6B4F1E10AD@chamberlain.io> References: <40846D33-F521-4DEE-8020-2C6B4F1E10AD@chamberlain.io>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --RIUFwPTRmXoK3eaAWWhBfe40F78iea1rs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 03/02/2015 04:15, Cody Chamberlain wrote: > im a relatively new convert from debian linux and am starting to love > freebsd more and more. the one thing i am in need of some advice is: > what is the difference / best usage of freebsd-update and pkg to stay > up to date? >=20 > from my debian world i am coming from, after running apt-get update i > had categories of updates grouped by =E2=80=9Csecurity=E2=80=9D and =E2= =80=9Cupgrades=E2=80=9D - > there was also a distribution upgrade that was available=E2=80=A6. freebsd-update applies to the base system, and unless you tell it otherwise, will only download and install security or serious errata patches. There hasn't been an errata notice for a while, but security advisories tend to come out every several weeks. > is running pkg update and pkg upgrade equivalent to debian=E2=80=99s ap= t-get > update / install? It's similar in many ways. pkg(8) at the moment is used solely for maintaining 3rd party packages all of which are built from the ports tree. These are continually being updated and there will generally be updates available to apply from each new weekly package build run. If all you want are *security* patches to third part software, then it is possible to configure pkg(8) to use one of the quarterly security branches. As the name suggests, these are created from a snapshot of the ports made quarterly, and only receive security related updates. However, you will still end up with a big upgrade every three months when the next security branch comes in. > what does freebsd-update update? is there a delineation between just > security updates and upgrades? freebsd-update can be used to upgrade your system to a new release version but it uses a different set of command-line options, and the procedure tends to be rather longer and more involved. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey --RIUFwPTRmXoK3eaAWWhBfe40F78iea1rs Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.20 (Darwin) iQJ8BAEBCgBmBQJU0Ho9XxSAAAAAAC4AKGlzc3Vlci1mcHJAbm90YXRpb25zLm9w ZW5wZ3AuZmlmdGhob3JzZW1hbi5uZXQ2NTNBNjhCOTEzQTRFNkNGM0UxRTEzMjZC QjIzQUY1MThFMUE0MDEzAAoJELsjr1GOGkATR/QQAJ8Age7AkxZepfuknCOMdaeh +xk+nRglKa6yh3ti13cbVXbSQT8WdIOrJHYwpsf01mEcOCy8Nd/z3t5+BY5sBc58 UyX91unxccjDRLmIhuHKhOXEVcCb/AESNI2ugRWaSOX66Tn4rHO3HW+jiy0Tn66Y drFOCDAJIzfdERH48va4eAI9IC46g4Q970IEb45rW3HZohecHtcgwXzvUV+7ISSt tW8Y7s0M8ZUDqpuO2tAdHJ0eyShLvKGgqyYIbEB5v5eqm9Ldf55uwu3QGT13lrGu KHxzHm3SK8H5H/AnKqTcKcrk/lWfKsfTXXihIUM884fB7Br6H87SZNfxDjsqddb+ NZWmcp0QHhrga8FXmuSNaE+vKTJGh7GuCG1nlxtHDg2ouNJVF7gZeLWkQiYxfQuu aJmXZ5r5wwh6Eyk+k39dc/iqFM3+9u/fL6/FyMV+r3/w057/4tKBnPBe67jDoPXe fEMLaCAHhPKs0fKe8ECArrpJfeIE51U+X51ybzMA+622mq4R3tOF/UkPWKTCbiMy pDX6HYXF/BCGyg+io6ablnvquQAx3xOxyjS49zNi7g14u9q3V9Lff9MCWjJpCq6m y8tkqsbgvxix3oOj4Lc9ly9Pt6FClM/ufEwFZJx6PAe0sPy+3H+spSNm1iXvJbHB u1NVBs+suTYQQfwL4AwV =ND9k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --RIUFwPTRmXoK3eaAWWhBfe40F78iea1rs--
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