Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 01:06:54 +0200 From: Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de> To: Caleb Land <bokonon@rochester.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrading Gnome (or any other port installed software) Message-ID: <393D840E.FEEB5BCE@i-clue.de> References: <NDBBIPEDILNGMMNEFEBJCEBADJAA.bokonon@rochester.rr.com>
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Caleb Land wrote: > Hello, > I've been using FreeBSD 4.0 for a couple of months (I needed to use the > current one because of my ATA/66 controller card), and I would like to know > what the ``proper'' method is to upgrade a large package such as Gnome from > ports. I don't mind custimizing the software again (if there > areincompatibilities), just as long as it works. This is somewhat uncomfortable, but manageable: First, pkg_info -aI|grep gnome tells you wich packages need to be updated. For each of those packages pkg_delete <package_name> to get rid of all the old versions. Note which packages you have installed -- this may be a considerable long list, especially with mega-ports as gnome. After that cd /usr/ports/gnome/x11/gnome; make all install clean and you're set up again. repeat for anything still missing from your list noted earlier. HTH -Christoph Sold To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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