Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:22:09 -0500 From: Bart Silverstrim <bsilver@chrononomicon.com> To: "Ioannis Vranos" <ivr@emails.ru> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Update utility Message-ID: <2121A5DA-7125-11D8-B6F7-000A956D2452@chrononomicon.com> In-Reply-To: <000401c40531$0ab88de0$0100000a@liberty> References: <000401c40531$0ab88de0$0100000a@liberty>
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On Mar 8, 2004, at 12:15 PM, Ioannis Vranos wrote: > Is there any utility in FreeBSD 4.9 to check for possible updates/bug > fixes > via internet? > I *think* have have kind of a handle on this on the server I just installed... I usually do a cvsup to update the list of the ports tree, then use a procedure I picked out of http://www.freebsddiary.org/portupgrade.php to update applications with portupgrade. If anyone else has a method other than this, I'd love to know the procedure :-) This only updates ports. Updating FreeBSD, I don't know of anything other than if you find a security advisory, you have to have the src tree and patch that portion and recompile whatever had the vulnerability, following the advisory instructions. I'm thinking that since most daemons/applications are from ports, keeping your ports tree updated should limit most remote exploits...I would be interested in knowing of a way to check whether the installation of the OS is up to date, though.
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