From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 23 20:59:51 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86181106566B for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:59:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from 240olofsson@telia.com) Received: from av10-2-sn2.hy.skanova.net (av10-2-sn2.hy.skanova.net [81.228.8.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19B178FC0A for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:59:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from 240olofsson@telia.com) Received: by av10-2-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix, from userid 502) id D920D38262; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:59:49 +0100 (CET) Received: from smtp4-2-sn2.hy.skanova.net (smtp4-2-sn2.hy.skanova.net [81.228.8.93]) by av10-2-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97CE037FE9; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:59:49 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.1.31] (90-227-65-237-no41.tbcn.telia.com [90.227.65.237]) by smtp4-2-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67CC037E47; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:59:48 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <497A2FC7.6020701@telia.com> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:59:51 +0100 From: Roger Olofsson <240olofsson@telia.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Svein Halvor Halvorsen References: <49791625.7000806@lvor.halvorsen.cc> In-Reply-To: <49791625.7000806@lvor.halvorsen.cc> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Keeping FreeBSD updated (the binary way) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: raggen@raggens.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:59:51 -0000 Svein Halvor Halvorsen skrev: > Hi, list! > > > I have just acquired a new computer to replace an old server. This older > server has been running FreeBSD 5.3 since 2004 and most of its packages > are way out of date. I've been scared of changing something in fear of > rendering the machine unbootable, or some core applications unrunnable. > > I want to make sure I have better routines this time around, when I'm > starting a-fresh. I'd like to keep my system and packages fairly up to > date, and still keep the compiling to a minimum. > > Is it possible to pkg_add -r packages from -STABLE on the latest > -RELEASE? That is, will the following work, or slowly render my system > to an incoherent state: > > 1) Regularly run freebsd-update > 2) Regularly run portsnap > 3) Set my PACKAGESITE to the -STABLE location > 4) Regularly run portupgrade -P > > > Will the postsnap'ed index always be in sync with what's available as > precompiled packages for -STABLE? Will these -STABLE packages always run > on my freebsd-update'd -RELEASE system? If some ports have the > NO_PACKAGE bit set, will compiling them against dependencies from > -STABLE work, as long as I've run portsnap? > > > > Svein Halvor > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.12/1909 - Release Date: 2009-01-22 07:08 > Hello Svein, When I recently went from 6 to 7 I realized that it is less time-consuming to wipe the machine clean and install fresh from the cd. The pre-condition for this is separated disks for system and data. /R