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Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 16:14:16 -0500
From: Richard Bejtlich <taosecurity@gmail.com>
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Subject: Answers: Keeping FreeBSD Applications Up-To-Date
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Three weeks ago I posted notification of my article Keeping FreeBSD
Up-To-Date.  Today I am happy to announce the publication at
TaoSecurity.com of Keeping FreeBSD Applications Up-To-Date:

http://www.taosecurity.com/keeping_freebsd_applications_up-to-date.html

The new article takes the same case-based approach I used in the first paper.
The article's sections include:

- Introduction
- Installation Using Source Code
- Installation Using the FreeBSD Ports Tree
- Installation Using Precompiled Packages
- Updating Applications Installed from Source Code
- Updating Packages by Deletion and Addition
- Updating the Ports Tree, Part 1
- Manually Updating a Package Using the Ports Tree
- Updating Packages with Portupgrade, Part 1
- Updating Packages with Portupgrade, Part 2
- Updating the Ports Tree, Part 2
- My Common Package Update Process
- Creating Packages on One System and Installing Them Elsewhere
- Addressing Security Issues in Packages
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References

Sections show commands to run, explanations of what they do, sample
output, applications versions, and pros and cons of each upgrade
method. Please send feedback to taosecurity at gmail dot com.

Thank you,

Richard Bejtlich