Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:44:42 +0000 From: Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkg upgrade firefox hoses mate Message-ID: <SN1PR20MB2109C2C93A2B7BE1EE9DD27C80BF0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <CAESeg0z05gT3SwtrWWOWHsJ-mdPwUPGfy_KSvEddytUnG3aAQg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAESeg0zS85S8GEFgTT8DOe14zzmOr8yATUMgcR2GDy2qbRAa=w@mail.gmail.com> <3ce2cfe1-3a54-b087-4df0-e7598cdaf40d@qeng-ho.org> <CAESeg0z05gT3SwtrWWOWHsJ-mdPwUPGfy_KSvEddytUnG3aAQg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:58:47 -0500, Scott Ballantyne stated: >On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 10:26 AM Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> wrote= : > >> On 20/12/2018 15:06, Scott Ballantyne wrote: =20 >> > Good morning all, >> > This is on a 10.4-release-p9 freebsd system. =20 >> >> 10.4 hit end of life at the end of October so there's no guarantee any >> port will work with it. You need to upgrade to 11 or 12. >> >> =20 >Yes, so I gather. However, I would draw a distinction between a port >'failing to work' and >a port destroying a necessary function of a previously working system... To paraphrase something I once heard a speaker say, "It is not the OS's job to stop a user from shooting themselves in the foot, but rather to deliver the bullet with a high degree of accuracy." More than once, I have crashed a system with an upgrade/update. If you have the option, do a "fresh" install of FreeBSD 12. The "freebsd-update" program will leave you with more problems. --=20 Carmel
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