Re: Update Utility
From: Gerard Seibert (gerard-seibert_at_rcn.com)
Date: 03/08/04
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Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 15:45:10 -0500 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
On Monday, March 08, 2004 1:56:24 PM bsilver@chrononomicon.com wrote:
|>Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:22:09 -0500
|>From: Bart Silverstrim <bsilver@chrononomicon.com>
|>Subject: Re: Update utility
|>To: "Ioannis Vranos" <ivr@emails.ru>
|>Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
|>Message-ID: <2121A5DA-7125-11D8-B6F7-000A956D2452@chrononomicon.com>
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|>On Mar 8, 2004, at 12:15 PM, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
|>
|>> Is there any utility in FreeBSD 4.9 to check for possible updates/bug
|>> fixes
|>> via internet?
|>>
|>
|>I *think* have have kind of a handle on this on the server I just
|>installed...
|>
|>I usually do a cvsup to update the list of the ports tree, then use a
|>procedure I picked out of http://www.freebsddiary.org/portupgrade.php
|>to update applications with portupgrade.
|>
|>If anyone else has a method other than this, I'd love to know the
|>procedure :-)
|>
|>This only updates ports. Updating FreeBSD, I don't know of anything
|>other than if you find a security advisory, you have to have the src
|>tree and patch that portion and recompile whatever had the
|>vulnerability, following the advisory instructions. I'm thinking that
|>since most daemons/applications are from ports, keeping your ports tree
|>updated should limit most remote exploits...I would be interested in
|>knowing of a way to check whether the installation of the OS is up to
|>date, though.
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Monday, March 08, 2004 3:24:31 PM
I use what many might consider a rather contorted mix of programs to
update my system.
First, I log in as root. I could use 'sudo' but I have found that at
times portupgrade does not work correctly with it. Even when I add the
'-s' switch. In any case, I run them in the following order as
specified.
1) cvsup
2) pkgdb -aFfuv
3) portsdb -Uu
4) portupgrade -aDDPrRvy
5) periodic weekly
I am not sure if this is the absolute correct way to do things; however,
so far I have not experienced any problems doing it this way. You could
skip step five if your system is on 24/7 or at least when the cron job
is scheduled to run.
You might want to throw a 'portsclean -CDDLPP' into the mix also prior
to step five.
I am sure that others will have far better suggestions.
Gerard Seibert
gerard-seibert@rcn.com
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