From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 28 4:41:33 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from relay4.inwind.it (relay4.inwind.it [212.141.53.75]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D419837B404 for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2001 04:41:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from bartequi.ottodomain.org (62.98.171.107) by relay4.inwind.it (5.1.056) id 3A6DB81B00118493; Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:41:07 +0100 From: Salvo Bartolotta Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 12:43:56 GMT Message-ID: <20010128.12435600@bartequi.ottodomain.org> Subject: Re: a quick question To: "jdls" Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20010128132701.D30652@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <000a01c088d5$8a1ad600$1f54d13f@angelstar> <20010128132701.D30652@wantadilla.lemis.com> X-Mailer: SuperCalifragilis X-Priority: 3 (Normal) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 1/28/01, 3:57:01 AM, Greg Lehey wrote regarding Re: = a quick question: > On Saturday, 27 January 2001 at 18:53:29 -0800, jdls wrote: > > > > I would like to know if freebsd supports a feature of debian like > > "apt-get dist-uprade" wherein the libs,packages, etc are upraded > > automatically and via the net. In debian, you can always have the > > latest release just by doing this so you won't have to be stuck with= > > an older version and thus, save money,time, etc in the "upgrade". I > > have waded in some of the freeBSD documentation and I came across > > "uprading via the CVS repository"...hmmm... The updating model is different, both in form and spirit: under=20 FreeBSD, you update from sources. The details are found in the=20 [on-line] handbook.=20 Incidentally, I don't know what are the exact "boundary conditions"=20 under which Debian's updating process actually works. OTOH, FreeBSD's=20 mechanism not only concerns the sources, but also ensures that you can=20 even update when there are changes to the *toolchain* itself.=20 Provided that you read the appropriate documentation (the "Cutting=20 Edge" in the handbook, /usr/src/UPDATING), that you track the -stable=20 forum, and that... you pay attention to what you are doing, updating=20 from sources is not very difficult. HTH, Salvo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message