Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:30:47 +0200
From:      Bob Tito <lists@magicfingers.org>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: openssl/openssh from ports or base?
Message-ID:  <4109EB17.7060205@magicfingers.org>
In-Reply-To: <20040729141746.S73006@cs.selu.edu>
References:  <20040729141746.S73006@cs.selu.edu>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Jason P Holland wrote:

>Hello,
>
>What is the preferred method that people are using for keeping openssl and
>openssh up to date?  Are most people using the ports version?  Or the base
>version?  Seems like if there is a vunlerability released, its much easier
>to cvsup the ports tree and reinstall.  But if you use the base versions,
>is there a way to update that without doing a complete
>buildworld/installworld?  Just curious what other freebsd users are doing.
>Thanks
>  
>
I am quite happy with freebsd-update which fetches prebuild binaries if 
needed. Until now i fecthed updates just a couple of hours after an 
advisory. When using the GENERIC kernel you can get the updated kernel 
as well.

Regards, Bob

>Jason
>_______________________________________________
>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"
>  
>



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4109EB17.7060205>