Luca Renaud <[email protected]> wrote: > I updated my system from FreeBSD 8.0 to 8.1 using the tool > freebsd-update. As far as I know this tool only updates the > core system and user land utilities, thus, all other apps > are not updated.
Correct. > I use the gnome desktop, and I regularly receive the warning from > Software Updater that I have 240, or so, applications not updated > etc., and if I want to update them. My question is: update them > through the ports system? (compiling them all?) or binary update? > Are there tools capable of doing that using the command line? > (binary update of apps not in the core system or userland > utilities, but also important regarding security questions, for > example). Either portmaster or portupgrade can update using pre-built packages from freebsd.org or its mirrors. Portmaster (having no dependencies) is likely the easier to install, unless you already have ruby installed. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
