From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 2 2:20:10 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from tartarus.telenet-ops.be (tartarus.telenet-ops.be [195.130.132.34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 765FD37B405 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 02:20:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from serge.mandel.edu (D5E0D33E.kabel.telenet.be [213.224.211.62]) by tartarus.telenet-ops.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id A74D621752A for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 11:20:04 +0100 (CET) Subject: Re: recommended way to update From: Essetee To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20011202010504.B5568@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <200112020842.fB28gMA25076@syndicate.tek-shop.com> <20011202010504.B5568@xor.obsecurity.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.99.2 (Preview Release) Date: 02 Dec 2001 09:20:16 -0100 Message-Id: <1007288416.5079.4.camel@serge.mandel.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, 2001-12-02 at 10:05, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 12:37:40AM -0800, Eric wrote: > > I'm wondering if there is a preferred way to update (non system) software on > > a BSD box. > > > > specifically, I'm using mozilla .9.3 and I noticed that .9.6 is out. I've > > also heard the KDE 2.2.2 will be out soon (if not already). > > > > Do I have to wait for a freebsd version of this software to arrive, or can it > > be installed now? > > I don't know what you mean by this. > > > And how? Should I delete the old packages and install new ones? Or will > > installing new on top of old be Ok. > > Use portupgrade to upgrade your ports - it's by far the easiest way. > > > Is there anything stopping me from downloading the source and compiling it? > > No. > > > Will it put things in the proper places, or is that my job. > > Yes, it will probably do things differently than the port will, may be > missing essential patches, may not even compile, and you won't be able > to uninstall it. Still want to do it on your own? :) > > > Should I sync my ports tree? > > It would seem to be a necessary prerequisite for installing an updated > port :-) > > > There doesn't seem to be any good documentation on updating software. There's > > lots of good stuff on installing and deleting, but no upgrades. This is > > especially more difficult when you deal with linux compatibility issues. > > There's documentation if you look for it..it can surely be improved. > Perhaps once you figure it out you'll submit some updates. After all, > that's the only way FreeBSD gets improved, is if people like yourself > contribute their time and knowledge to the community. > > Kris To upgrade correctly, you must have a updated ports-tree. Install the ports portupgrade and pkg_tarup. After this, just run portupgrade -N mozilla, and freebsd will do the rest for you. If you have problems to install pkg_tarup try to install it from the packages. Just do pkg_add -r pkg_tarup. -- Essetee -- Roeselare -- Belgium http://users.pandora.be/serge.terryn MSN : Essetee@hotmail.com -- ICQ : 763290 FreeBSD, The Power To Serve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message