Ian Moore writes:
> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:50, Matt Rechkemmer wrote:
> > Final question :-), is there anyway to determine if a base package is out
> > of date? Or is just wise to leave the base alone and upgrade when a new
> > release comes along.
>
> You should at least update your system when
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:50, Matt Rechkemmer wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 09:45:07AM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> These are probably RTFM questions, but I didn't seem to find a mention of
> the base system packages in the UPGRADING document. So how would one
> update a base package, check it o
On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 09:45:07AM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
>
> Um, no, as the original poster pointed out, ssh is part of the base
> system, and normally you don't need the port.
>
> Upgrading the base system *is* the best approach. It *doesn't*
> normally require updating to the latest r
Olivier Nicole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > How would I upgrade just one package part of the core like that? Or multiple
> > ones for that matter. Can you use the ports/packages system? Or do you have
> > to do an entire system upgrade (i.e. 4.10 to 4.11).
>
> I'd say, given that ssh is par
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> How would I upgrade just one package part of the core like that? Or multiple
> ones for that matter. Can you use the ports/packages system? Or do you have
> to do an entire system upgrade (i.e. 4.10 to 4.11).
I'd say, given that ssh is part of the ports
(/usr/ports/security/ssh), you could us
a patch would be issued for the source.
On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 01:57:48 -0700, Matt Rechkemmer
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is somewhat of a dumb question, but I'm a bit confused about the
> differences between ports, packages and what is currently on the system.
> Let's [hypothetically] say I h
This is somewhat of a dumb question, but I'm a bit confused about the
differences between ports, packages and what is currently on the system.
Let's [hypothetically] say I have a FreeBSD 5.3 system. I use the ports
system on things I want to compile and packages when I'm lazy :-).
I keep track of
