Comments on: FreeBSD Update All Installed Ports / Applications

By: SIFE

SIFE — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:17:41 +0000

Salamo Alikom
how can i update single port ?

By: Vivek Gite

Vivek Gite — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:14:53 +0000

Can be:

portsnap fetch && portsnap update

Run as :

portsnap fetch update

portupgrade needs ruby and db. portmaster directly work, it is a small and very fast tool. pkg_version is part of base system. Reading /usr/ports/UPDATING is mandatory.

HTH

By: Valqk

Valqk — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:38:45 +0000

Wonderful app portmaster is. :-)
I use it with with -ag switches bcause I have a pkg server :)
portupgrade sux (according to me :)

By: Shoaibi

Shoaibi — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:31:55 +0000

i use:
portsnap fetch && portsnap update && portaudit -F && portupgrade -aR

all in one go :P

Good post btw, thanks.

By: Woolfer

Woolfer — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:58:41 +0000

1. portsnap fetch && portsnap update
2. portupgrade -rR *