Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 01:08:54 -0500 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading packages Message-ID: <20090902010854.386d44d4@chris.makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <35693951@bb.ipt.ru> References: <20090901171553.446cdfa5@chris.makeworld.com> <67860391@bb.ipt.ru> <20090902002518.1c874530@chris.makeworld.com> <35693951@bb.ipt.ru>
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On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:50:08 +0400 Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> wrote: > On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:25:18 -0500 Chris wrote: > > On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:17:12 +0400 > > Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> wrote: > > > On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 17:15:53 -0500 Chris wrote: > > > > > > > Probably a long time discussed question: > > > > Updating a system is (or can be) done with freebsd-update. > > > > What is the suggested way of upgrading packages (not ports)? > > > > > > The port sysutils/bsdadminscripts has a script pkg_upgrade > > > to upgrade packages. > > > Thanks - although, this seems a moot point if one sticks with > > RELEASE (until a point release that is I suppose). > > Packges are build for STABLE as well: > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/ > I do realize this however, if one stays with RELEASE (and not deal with the possible (I did say possible) headaches of a changing base system) then (as I read it from the Handbook) updating packages is moot. They won't change until the next point release. I'm just trying to determine the way I want to move back to FreeBSD and not repeat the episodes of upgrades due to installing ports. This turned out to be a weekly event that took the majority of my Friday nights. I admit that I have gotten spoiled with Linux updates (all binary - no issues, no breakage, and no dependency-hell like there used to be with Ports). Of course, I'm sure that dealing with Ports has improved in the 2 years I was on my "sabbatical", but I did get used to actually using and enjoying my puter (again, my biased view point on when I used to use FreeBSD). And now for the last question - I know there were issues mounting ext2 (128 bit) but have since been corrected. This is important to me in the short term. What version (I know the upcoming 8 will have it) now has the patch I have about that supports ext2/128 bit? If it's 7.2, I assume that updating the src should or would take care of it? Once I have recommitted back to FBSD, I would convert the drives that are currently ext3. I'm not trolling nor trying to start an OS war, just some questions I need to get clarity on before I wipe and install. If all my ducks are in a row, my transition back should be rather pleasant or at worse, not happen at all. Thanks for your time. -- Best regards, Chris () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments "There's no place like 127.0.0.1"
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