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Date:      Sun, 12 Jul 2015 21:42:24 -0400
From:      Quartz <quartz@sneakertech.com>
To:        kpneal@pobox.com
Cc:        FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Questions about freebsd-update
Message-ID:  <55A31780.2050103@sneakertech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20150712192836.GA3919@neutralgood.org>
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> What level of granularity would you prefer for freebsd-update?


With OSX/Windows I can see the past list of system updates/KBs made 
available since the base OS came out. I apparently can't do that with 
freebsd-update.

With OSX/Windows I have the option of foregoing the most recent 
update(s) and installing only an older version if necessary. I 
apparently can't do that with freebsd-update.

With OSX/Windows I have the ability to download some of the major 
updates separately as standalone packages, which I can then copy over 
via usb stick and install offline. I apparently can't do that with 
freebsd-update.


I originally started this thread hoping that I was just wrong about 
freebsd-update, that maybe it was more advanced than I thought, that 
there was a simpler way to do updates besides the src/make/install 
dance. It's clear to me now that the situation is what I thought it was, 
so I'll just continue dealing with it the way I always have.




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