[Gllug] BSD

[Rob Crowther]

Martin A. Brooks wrote:
> Installing a package is very simple.  It's maintaining the box that's 
> the problem.   If I handed you a three year old FreeBSD box would you be 
> able to quickly and easily update it to all the current versions of all 
> the installed packages?  Plus security updates?
> 
FreeBSD has a CVS based tool for updating the ports collection called 
cvsup.  See http://www.freebsddiary.org/ports.php for a how to.

I managed to get a FreeBSD system updated no problem once I figured out 
to use pkgupgrade instead of trying to update packages manually with 
configure/make/install.  I've had more trouble in the past trying to 
update Debian, with circular dependencies and stuff stopping working 
(like pcmcia-cs) after updating, but that is probably as much to do with 
my lack of experience with Debian tools as anything.  I wouldn't say one 
was particularly more difficult to work with than the other, though.

Rob
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