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From: Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net>
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Subject: Re: how to update ports collection
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:32:39 -0500
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On Tuesday 10 July 2001 22:06, abram olson wrote:
> Could I update the ports collection on my 4.3-release
> machine from here:
>
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-stable/ports/
>
> If so, how?  A url describing the procedure would be
> great.
>

I have to admit that I don't know the answer to that question, but most 
people update their ports using cvsup.  There is a section on using cvsup in 
the handbook at www.freebsd.org/handbook.

> Since I'm on a 56k, could I update just the programs
> that I want updated?  Would I just copy the files in
>

Cvsupping the ports and the source to -STABLE isn't that big of a deal even 
on a 56k.  I think it took me about 40 minutes to go from 4.2-RELEASE to 
4.3-STABLE the last time I did an install.


Josh 


> x11/XFree86-4/
>
> to my hd if I wanted to upgrade X to 4.1?
>
> Thanks for helping the newbie out folks.  I want to
> learn "the right way" to take care of my bsd system.
>
>
> Abe
>
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