Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 16:32:22 +0100 From: Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de> To: Jochem Kossen <j.kossen@home.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: updating packages (binary updates) Message-ID: <3A02DA86.98F7D25D@i-clue.de> References: <00110314594604.12046@CC40670-a>
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Jochem Kossen schrieb: > > Hi, > > I read through the FreeBSD handbook, especially the section covering > ports/packages, but updating packages is mentioned nowhere. > > Is there a convenient way to update packages? the pkg_info and pkg_version cmds help you to determine which to update. pkg_delete, then pkg_add the packages mentioned by pkg_version. > I don't mean using CVS,CVSup,CTM (source updates) but binary updates, like > this is arranged in Linux using RPM and DEB. Ummm, what's wrong with CVSup? I like the way it keeps my ports directory current (yes, I do this with cron). > Or is it possible to just pkg_add <pkgname> if there is already an old > version of <pkgname> installed? Yes and no. it will tell you an older version is still present. > I guess pkg_delete <oldpkg_name> and then pkg_add <newpkgname> doesn't solve > this problem, because of the dependencies... ...which are still dependencies when you do try to update packages. I prefer to update all dependent packages at the same time, compiling everything from source. One can do it this way using packages, too ;) HTH -Christoph Sold -- i-clue GmbH, Endersbacher Str. 57, D-71334 Waiblingen Fon: (0 71 51) 9 59 01-12, Fax: (0 71 51) 9 59 01-55 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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