From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 2 06:08:56 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB2AB1065672 for ; Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:08:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from omr1.networksolutionsemail.com (omr1.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.51]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 728988FC14 for ; Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:08:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.networksolutionsemail.com (ns-omr1.mgt.netsol.com [10.49.6.64]) by omr1.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id n8268sVn004588 for ; Wed, 2 Sep 2009 02:08:54 -0400 Received: (qmail 5742 invoked by uid 78); 2 Sep 2009 06:08:54 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chris.makeworld.com) (racerx@makeworld.com@71.113.147.228) by ns-omr1.lb.hosting.dc2.netsol.com with SMTP; 2 Sep 2009 06:08:54 -0000 Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 01:08:54 -0500 From: Chris To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090902010854.386d44d4@chris.makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <35693951@bb.ipt.ru> References: <20090901171553.446cdfa5@chris.makeworld.com> <67860391@bb.ipt.ru> <20090902002518.1c874530@chris.makeworld.com> <35693951@bb.ipt.ru> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.6.1 (GTK+ 2.16.1; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Face: 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 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Upgrading packages X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:08:56 -0000 On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:50:08 +0400 Boris Samorodov wrote: > On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:25:18 -0500 Chris wrote: > > On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:17:12 +0400 > > Boris Samorodov wrote: > > > On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 17:15:53 -0500 Chris wrote: > > > > > > > Probably a long time discussed question: > > > > Updating a system is (or can be) done with freebsd-update. > > > > What is the suggested way of upgrading packages (not ports)? > > > > > > The port sysutils/bsdadminscripts has a script pkg_upgrade > > > to upgrade packages. > > > Thanks - although, this seems a moot point if one sticks with > > RELEASE (until a point release that is I suppose). > > Packges are build for STABLE as well: > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/ > I do realize this however, if one stays with RELEASE (and not deal with the possible (I did say possible) headaches of a changing base system) then (as I read it from the Handbook) updating packages is moot. They won't change until the next point release. I'm just trying to determine the way I want to move back to FreeBSD and not repeat the episodes of upgrades due to installing ports. This turned out to be a weekly event that took the majority of my Friday nights. I admit that I have gotten spoiled with Linux updates (all binary - no issues, no breakage, and no dependency-hell like there used to be with Ports). Of course, I'm sure that dealing with Ports has improved in the 2 years I was on my "sabbatical", but I did get used to actually using and enjoying my puter (again, my biased view point on when I used to use FreeBSD). And now for the last question - I know there were issues mounting ext2 (128 bit) but have since been corrected. This is important to me in the short term. What version (I know the upcoming 8 will have it) now has the patch I have about that supports ext2/128 bit? If it's 7.2, I assume that updating the src should or would take care of it? Once I have recommitted back to FBSD, I would convert the drives that are currently ext3. I'm not trolling nor trying to start an OS war, just some questions I need to get clarity on before I wipe and install. If all my ducks are in a row, my transition back should be rather pleasant or at worse, not happen at all. Thanks for your time. -- Best regards, Chris () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments "There's no place like 127.0.0.1"