Sir
We have a Broad band connection for internet access for the users. The
connection setup is ADSL Router connected to the Switch, User machines are
provided with DNS and gateway as ADSL router.
Now we want to install a Proxy Server in a Pentium II m/c, ie ADSL Router is
connected to the Proxy s
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:28:57 +0800
"Low Kian Seong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I come from a debian background, and in debian you can pass an
> argument to apt-get to tell it to download all the packages first
> without installing them first, is
On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:35:09AM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm happy with the package I've made, as it enables me to check what
> version is installed with pkg_info, I just want it to play nicely with
> other real ports!
I'm after the same thing.
I did come across /usr/ports/Tools/script
Low Kian Seong wrote:
Dear all,
I come from a debian background, and in debian you can pass an argument to
apt-get to tell it to download all the packages first without installing
them first, is there a similar argument that I can pass to pkg_add ( I want
to use binaries ) or are there other
--- Low Kian Seong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I come from a debian background, and in debian you
> can pass an argument to
> apt-get to tell it to download all the packages
> first without installing
> them first, is there a similar argument that
Dear all,
I come from a debian background, and in debian you can pass an argument to
apt-get to tell it to download all the packages first without installing
them first, is there a similar argument that I can pass to pkg_add ( I want
to use binaries ) or are there other tools I can use ?
Thanks
Alex Zbyslaw wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Ok, that's fine, but how can I have a port on my system that isn't in the
>> ports tree available to the world? I mean, won't anything I add to my
>> local
>> tree be deleted by cvsup'ing?
>>
>>
> cvsup won't delete things you add, but I believ
Alex Zbyslaw said:
> cvsup won't delete things you add, but I believe portsnap does.
>
Thanks, Alex. I'll have to experiment with portsnap.
cheers,
-- Joel Hatton --
Infrastructure Manager | Hotline: +61 7 3365 4417
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The
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Ok, that's fine, but how can I have a port on my system that isn't in the
> ports tree available to the world? I mean, won't anything I add to my local
> tree be deleted by cvsup'ing?
Not with the default cvsup settings, no.
cvsup will only delete things that were in t
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, that's fine, but how can I have a port on my system that isn't in the
ports tree available to the world? I mean, won't anything I add to my local
tree be deleted by cvsup'ing?
cvsup won't delete things you add, but I believe portsnap does.
I have a whole new por
ge is built from a closed-source binary
> > distribution and thus can't be properly ported, so I can't set it up
> > properly.
>
> A port does not have to be built from source, there are several (maybe many)
> closed-source packages in the ports-tree, for example:
>
> arc
inary
> distribution and thus can't be properly ported, so I can't set it up
> properly.
A port does not have to be built from source, there are several (maybe many)
closed-source packages in the ports-tree, for example:
archivers/rar
mail/mulberry
x11/nvidia-driver
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On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 08:40:02PM -0700, Jason C. Wells wrote:
> The new (to me) ports tools are pretty slick. Is there a way to build a
> binary package for each installed port without upgrading or rebuilding
> each installed port?
pkg_create -b
Kris
pgpp6mZi0Y3DX.pgp
Description: PGP sign
The new (to me) ports tools are pretty slick. Is there a way to build a
binary package for each installed port without upgrading or rebuilding
each installed port?
As I read the man pages the only thing close to this is 'portupgrade
-afp' which will give me the full set of pac
Hi,
Can anyone give me a tip on how to properly integrate a local package so
that I don't get:
pkg_delete: package x has no origin recorded
errors?
I've tried adding a line like:
@comment ORIGIN:local/
to the +CONTENTS file for the package, but then portmanager complai
retrograd wrote:
Hello!
Does the package openldap with mysql backend exist or I need to compile it
myself from a source?
Best regards, Maxim
#cd /usr/ports && make search name=openldap | grep server
Port: openldap-sasl-server-2.2.30
Path: /usr/ports/net/openldap22-sasl-server
Info:
--- retrograd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello!
> Does the package openldap with mysql backend exist or I need to
> compile it myself from a source?
> Best regards, Maxim
If I were you I would search the (openldap server) port's Makefile for
"SQL Backend".
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Hello!
Does the package openldap with mysql backend exist or I need to compile it
myself from a source?
Best regards, Maxim
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On Sat, 4 Mar 2006, Charlie Sorsby wrote:
Is it really asking too much that software in teh packages and
ports collections should agree with the manpages that come with
that software?
I don't think so. In fact, IMO the man page should be THE definitive
documentation for any software
lly empty? Why?, I asked myself.
According to the man pages, that's where it should be putting the
news articles. But a search reveals that they're going to a
directory called /var/spool/leafnode.
Is it really asking too much that software in teh packages and
ports collections shoul
D 6.0-RELEASE #0: Thu Nov 3
09:36:13 UTC 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
i386
> You'll see that it has "FreeBSD 6.1-PRERELEASE" in it.
> If yours has "FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE" in it. Then you can't install a
> package using "pkg_add
Chandan Haldar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Will someone please point me to an explanation for why the packages in
> my install sets (that I chose at the time of installation of my
> FreeBSD 6.0 Release), for example the X11R6 packages, do not show up
> in the installed packa
xorg-clients.
It's required by xorg-clients.
So, that brings up a question. Are you really trying to upgrade xorg and
xterm was the example you used? If that's the case, my advice would
have been different.
> > > > What you are trying to do is update using dow
Eric Schuele writes:
> > The only thing (again) unnerving is this statement.
> >
> > [snip]
> > pkg_delete: package 'gettext-0.14.5' is required by these other packages
> > and may not be deinstalled (but I'll delete it anyway): <--- *anywa
Ow Mun Heng wrote:
On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 21:58 -0600, Eric Schuele wrote:
Ow Mun Heng wrote:
In gentoo, it's a simple "emerge xterm" and all will be done
automatically. (Granted, this is compile from source and not from binary
packages, which I know can do "cd /usr/por
her poster, "-f" will force the deinstall.
>
Not an option for me. Bad experience with ignoring deps. (but seems like
it's the norm for BSD folks?)
> >I've even tried sysinstall but that only lists xterm-203 as the package
> >to install. (I suspect this is be
I am also a user of the packages.
Each new release of FreeBSD has a ftp package directory that matches
the release. That is where the pkg_add -r command goes to get your
packages. The 4.11 release would have the words '4.11-release' in the
directory name. Time passes and we now have 5
On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 21:58 -0600, Eric Schuele wrote:
> Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> > In gentoo, it's a simple "emerge xterm" and all will be done
> > automatically. (Granted, this is compile from source and not from binary
> > packages, which I know can do &quo
o, I do pkg_del -f xterm and then a pkg_add -vr xterm-206_1 and it will
upgrade xorg-clients if needed? If yes, then Good.
>
> > > What you are trying to do is update using downloaded packages and
> > > that is going to work for you. You need to upgrade those packages
>
Ow Mun Heng wrote:
Hi,
I've googled. I've read the handbook, I've read "Absolute BSD" and still
I can't understand FreeBSD Ports/Packages esp when it comes to upgrading
via packages. I'm from a Linux (gentoo linux) background so I'm not a
rough diamon
her poster, "-f" will force the deinstall.
>
Not an option for me. Bad experience with ignoring deps. (but seems like
it's the norm for BSD folks?)
> >I've even tried sysinstall but that only lists xterm-203 as the package
> >to install. (I suspect this is be
can't install the new
one.
> > > So.. How do I install it?
> > >
> > > $pkg_delete xterm-203
> > > pkg_delete: package 'xterm-203' is required by these other
> > > packages xorg-clients-6.8.2
> >
> > pkg_delete -f xterm-203
> >
with the deps is just un-nerving.
I just want to update to the latest *binary* package and not do a source
compile. These are just small packages, what happens when I want to
upgrade to the latest gnome version? I rather get packages than compile.
Thanks
--
Ow Mun Heng
Gentoo/Linux on
Ow Mun Heng wrote:
Hi,
I've googled. I've read the handbook, I've read "Absolute BSD" and still
I can't understand FreeBSD Ports/Packages esp when it comes to upgrading
via packages. I'm from a Linux (gentoo linux) background so I'm not a
rough diamon
x11/xterm-206_1
> > pkg_add: package 'xterm-206_1' or its older version already installed
> >
> > So.. How do I install it?
> >
> > $pkg_delete xterm-203
> > pkg_delete: package 'xterm-203' is required by these other packages
> > xorg-clients-
ports collection in the install
guide at
www.a1poweruser.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ow Mun Heng
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 8:58 PM
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Newbie Alert : pkg_add and packages Q (do not want
On Wednesday 22 February 2006 19:58, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've googled. I've read the handbook, I've read "Absolute BSD" and
> still I can't understand FreeBSD Ports/Packages esp when it comes to
> upgrading via packages. I'm from a Li
Hi,
I've googled. I've read the handbook, I've read "Absolute BSD" and still
I can't understand FreeBSD Ports/Packages esp when it comes to upgrading
via packages. I'm from a Linux (gentoo linux) background so I'm not a
rough diamond.
Problem statement.
F
Continuing to wallow in my pool of port upgrade sorrows, I'm confused on
a few basic aspects of ports/packages maintenance. Looked around, but
couldn't find much clarity (may be haven't found the right docs yet).
Will someone please point me to an explanation for why the package
I keep getting errors in trying to install packages and ports.
As an example when I try to get linuxpluginwrapper in ports I see it trying to
fetch some items and not finding them. It seems like it trys in several
places (but I'm not sure if it's just going on to the next item).
Jose Borquez wrote:
> Nathan Vidican wrote:
>
>> Jose Borquez wrote:
>>
>>> When installing the same software using either the ports or a package
>>> do they both install in the same locations? For Example installing
>>> Apache from ports on one serv
Nathan Vidican wrote:
Jose Borquez wrote:
When installing the same software using either the ports or a package
do they both install in the same locations? For Example installing
Apache from ports on one server and installing Apache from packages
on another server would still use the same
Jose Borquez wrote:
When installing the same software using either the ports or a package do
they both install in the same locations? For Example installing Apache
from ports on one server and installing Apache from packages on another
server would still use the same locations for both
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:17:01 -0800
Jose Borquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When installing the same software using either the ports or a
> package do they both install in the same locations? For Example
> installing Apache from ports on one server and installing Apache fro
On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 01:17:01PM -0800, Jose Borquez wrote:
> When installing the same software using either the ports or a package
> do they both install in the same locations? For Example installing
> Apache from ports on one server and installing Apache from packages on
> an
When installing the same software using either the ports or a package
do they both install in the same locations? For Example installing
Apache from ports on one server and installing Apache from packages on
another server would still use the same locations for both?
Thank you in advance
Mehmet Fatih AKBULUT schrieb:
hi all.
how can i purge all removed packages ?
does freebsd has something like this : *dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ {print $2}' |
xargs dpkg --purge *??? (which works on debian!)
any suggestion ?
This is not necessary because if you install with "pkg_add -
On Friday 09 December 2005 04:39 am, Mehmet Fatih AKBULUT wrote:
> hi all.
> how can i purge all removed packages ?
> does freebsd has something like this : *dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ {print
> $2}' | xargs dpkg --purge *??? (which works on debian!)
> any suggestion ?
All you
Mehmet Fatih AKBULUT wrote:
how can i purge all removed packages ?
does freebsd has something like this : *dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ {print $2}' |
xargs dpkg --purge *??? (which works on debian!)
The FreeBSD package system doesn't really have the concept of a special
command to re
On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:55:14 +0300, Robert Huff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You may also find portsclean (part of portupgrade) and
sysutils/pkg_cutleaves useful in trimming unneeded files.
and rm -rf /usr/local/* will work too :)
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You may also find portsclean (part of portupgrade) and
sysutils/pkg_cutleaves useful in trimming unneeded files.
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m: "Pietro Cerutti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mehmet Fatih AKBULUT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "FreeBSD"
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: Purge all removed packages ?
On 12/9/05, Mehmet Fatih AKBULUT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
hi Pie
On 12/9/05, Mehmet Fatih AKBULUT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> hi Pietro,
Hi!
> do i need to focus on anything like above apt remove and apt remove --purge
> ?
>
> or pkg_delete deletes everything? and leaves nothing behing ?
pkg_delete also deletes configuration files, alerting you when a
On 12/9/05, Mehmet Fatih AKBULUT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi all.
Hi
> how can i purge all removed packages ?
AFAIK, pkg_delete removes all files installed by a package, so maybe I
misunderstood your question. What's the difference between "purge" and
"remove
hi all.
how can i purge all removed packages ?
does freebsd has something like this : *dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ {print $2}' |
xargs dpkg --purge *??? (which works on debian!)
any suggestion ?
Regards.
Bye
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On Sat, Dec 03, 2005 at 11:07:38PM -0500, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
> People,
>
> I was just looking at my package database, and it seems that I have
> some dups installed thanks to some ports I've installed.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ alias pkg_dups
> alias pkg_dups='pkg_info | sort | sed -e '\''
People,
I was just looking at my package database, and it seems that I have
some dups installed thanks to some ports I've installed.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ alias pkg_dups
alias pkg_dups='pkg_info | sort | sed -e '\''s/-[0-9].*$//'\'' | uniq
-c | grep -v '\''^[[:space:]]*1'\'''
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]
On Fri Dec 02, 2005 09:09PM, Kirk Strauser wrote:
> On Friday 02 December 2005 05:16 pm, Trey Sizemore wrote:
>
> > salamander# pkg_info |grep -i "openoffice"
> > openoffice.org-2.0.0_1
>
> > salamander# cd /usr/ports/editors/openoffice.org-1.1
>
> Should be:
>
> salamander# cd /usr/ports/edito
On Friday 02 December 2005 05:16 pm, Trey Sizemore wrote:
> salamander# pkg_info |grep -i "openoffice"
> openoffice.org-2.0.0_1
> salamander# cd /usr/ports/editors/openoffice.org-1.1
Should be:
salamander# cd /usr/ports/editors/openoffice.org-2.0
since pkg_info says you have OOo 2.0 installed,
On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 06:16:25PM -0500, Trey Sizemore wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 23:57:48 +0100
> albi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 17:51:16 -0500
> > Trey Sizemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > I have OpenOffice 1
On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 23:57:48 +0100
albi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 17:51:16 -0500
> Trey Sizemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I have OpenOffice 1.1.3 installed previously from packages. I have
> > recently installed OpenOffice 2
On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 05:51:16PM -0500, Trey Sizemore wrote:
> I have OpenOffice 1.1.3 installed previously from packages. I have
> recently installed OpenOffice 2.0 from ports. How do I go about:
>
> 1- removing the 1.1.3 package install - I know to use pkg_delete, but
> can
On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 17:51:16 -0500
Trey Sizemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have OpenOffice 1.1.3 installed previously from packages. I have
> recently installed OpenOffice 2.0 from ports. How do I go about:
>
> 1- removing the 1.1.3 package install - I know to use pkg_d
I have OpenOffice 1.1.3 installed previously from packages. I have
recently installed OpenOffice 2.0 from ports. How do I go about:
1- removing the 1.1.3 package install - I know to use pkg_delete, but
can't seem to find the correct package name.
2- having 2.0 show up in my KDE men
On Friday 02 December 2005 03:51 am, Mehmet Fatih AKBULUT wrote:
> hi all.
> i tried to run #portupgrade -arR but got the error below:
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] portupgrade -arR
> [Updating the pkgdb in /var/db/pkg ... - 328
> packages found (-7 +128)
> (...)/usr/loca
hi all.
i tried to run #portupgrade -arR but got the error below:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] portupgrade -arR
[Updating the pkgdb in /var/db/pkg ... - 328 packages
found (-7 +128) (...)/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:466: [BUG]
Segmentation fault
ruby 1.8.2 (2004-12-25) [i386-freebsd5]
Abort
On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 03:07:40PM +, Alex Zbyslaw wrote:
> Javier Matos wrote:
>
> >Hello, I want information about uninstallation of packages. I know how to
> >perform that kind of actions but I really want to know if something like
> >pkg_add "a_package&qu
Javier Matos wrote:
Hello, I want information about uninstallation of packages. I know how to perform that kind of
actions but I really want to know if something like pkg_add "a_package" and then
pkg_delete "a_package" really delete ALL FILES installed with pkg_add comman
"Javier Matos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello, I want information about uninstallation of packages. I know how to
> perform that kind of actions but I really want to know if something like
> pkg_add "a_package" and then pkg_delete "a_package&qu
Hello, I want information about uninstallation of packages. I know how to
perform that kind of actions but I really want to know if something like
pkg_add "a_package" and then pkg_delete "a_package" really delete ALL FILES
installed
On 11/11/05, sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am upgrading my applications using portupgrade and many of the builds
> are reporting that 'the package info for package 'insert package name
> here' is corrupt'.
>
> Any suggestions on how to correct these problems?
I'm not sure, the only thing I c
I am upgrading my applications using portupgrade and many of the builds
are reporting that 'the package info for package 'insert package name
here' is corrupt'.
Any suggestions on how to correct these problems?
Thanks
On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 12:40:10PM -0600, Lonnie Cumberland wrote:
> Greeting All,
>
> I want to add a Samba Server from the pkg_add command on my FreeBSD 4.11
> but another specialized application has installed gettext-0.13.1_1 and
> the /stand/sysinstall says that it fails the dependency for g
Greeting All,
I want to add a Samba Server from the pkg_add command on my FreeBSD 4.11
but another specialized application has installed gettext-0.13.1_1 and
the /stand/sysinstall says that it fails the dependency for gettext.
How can I install a package from a freebsd ftp site and tell it to
"Andrew P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Just try to pkg_add it. OO doesn't require Java to run,
> only to build.
Brilliant!! This (about Java) was what I needed to know.
> There are some run-dependencies, you can see them here:
> http://www.freshports.org/editors/openoffice.org-2.0/
Sor
e hard drive is too small - just
> enough spare space for the compiling.
>
> Is it possible to do this via packages? Can anyone give me pointers as
> to what packages I need, what bits of Java are necessary for a
> pre-compiled package? Is it possible to do this via packages
this via packages? Can anyone give me pointers as
to what packages I need, what bits of Java are necessary for a
pre-compiled package? Is it possible to do this via packages at all?
Thanks in advance
atb
Glyn
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On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 07:36:26PM +0400, Alex Kapranoff wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm trying to install cvsup on an older system: 4.11-RELEASE-p3.
>
> `pkg_add -r cvsup-without-gui' fails so I downloaded this file manually:
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386
Hello!
I'm trying to install cvsup on an older system: 4.11-RELEASE-p3.
`pkg_add -r cvsup-without-gui' fails so I downloaded this file manually:
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4-stable/net/cvsup-without-gui-16.1h_2.tgz
pkg_add fails too:
pkg_add: read_plist: b
Pat Maddox wrote:
Basically I'd like to clear out any unused packages. Is it safe to
just run on pkg_deinstall -n on any package I don't recognize, and if
it isn't required as a dependency for another package go ahead and
delete it?
Check out portmanager, specifica
Pat Maddox wrote:
I've got a bunch of packages installed on my machine and I'd like to
know if I can deinstall any of them. I know what a lot of them do,
and know what will happen if I deinstall them. Others, I'm not really
sure. For example I've got a package
On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 12:24:25PM -0600, Pat Maddox wrote:
> I've got a bunch of packages installed on my machine and I'd like to
> know if I can deinstall any of them. I know what a lot of them do,
> and know what will happen if I deinstall them. Others, I'm not rea
I've got a bunch of packages installed on my machine and I'd like to
know if I can deinstall any of them. I know what a lot of them do,
and know what will happen if I deinstall them. Others, I'm not really
sure. For example I've got a package named cclient
(http://www
it
happens *Every time* i try to start these two
programs. If it was a hardware program it seems it
would be more random than that. The problems also
started *after* i upgraded to the latest packages from
5-stable. Previously they worked fine.
> > >
> > >
> > > I
On Sun, Oct 02, 2005 at 02:34:43PM -0700, Alistar Erlas wrote:
> I also noticed that there is no screen utility in the
> stable packages either.
IIRC, there is no screen *package* because it fails to build
correctly in certain conditions (something about a loop). Use the
ports tree inste
I have seen similar behaviour with SSH, where
> if
> I also get a segmentation fault when I attempt to
> start it.
>
> ssh -l myaccount localhost
> Segmentation fault
>
>
> I also noticed that there is no screen utility in
> the
> stable packages either.
>
hings that
crash with segfaults it's usually a good indicator that you might
have some hardware problems.
>
>
> I also noticed that there is no screen utility in
> the
> stable packages either.
Screen is in /usr/ports/misc/screen
-Glenn
>
> Any help with these issues
;
> Also, I have seen similar behaviour with SSH, where
> if
> I also get a segmentation fault when I attempt to
> start it.
>
> ssh -l myaccount localhost
> Segmentation fault
>
>
> I also noticed that there is no screen utili
.
Also, I have seen similar behaviour with SSH, where if
I also get a segmentation fault when I attempt to
start it.
ssh -l myaccount localhost
Segmentation fault
I also noticed that there is no screen utility in the
stable packages either.
Any help with these issues is greatly appreciated,
On 9/30/05, Charles Swiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sep 29, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Milscvaer wrote:
> > How often are the binary packages in 5-stable for instance
> > rebuilt to the latest version? It is pretty critical
> > to keep these updated constantly, preferabl
:
> > How often are the binary packages in 5-stable for
> instance
> > rebuilt to the latest version? It is pretty
> critical
> > to keep these updated constantly, preferably every
> > day, to get the latest security fixes in a new
> version
> > of a package. I
On Sep 29, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Milscvaer wrote:
How often are the binary packages in 5-stable for instance
rebuilt to the latest version? It is pretty critical
to keep these updated constantly, preferably every
day, to get the latest security fixes in a new version
of a package. I noticed that
Hello,
I have question about packages. I would like to
upgrade some packages on my FreeBSD 5.4 system to the
latest versions avialable in ports, but I would like
to upgrade using binary packages and not compile them
from ports (using portupgrade -PP -R package). How
often are the binary packages
On Tuesday 27 September 2005 17:15, RW wrote:
> I don't use packages much, but I think it's the case that a package won't
> install if it was built against a dependency that is newer that the one you
> have installed.
>
> Note GTK1 and GTK2 are separate and can co-
ms may continue to use them, and have new
> programs installed from stable use the new version?
I don't use packages much, but I think it's the case that a package won't
install if it was built against a dependency that is newer that the one you
have installed.
Note GTK1
When I upgrade a package, say Gaim, and if I would
also like all of its library dependancies to be
upgraded, if new versions of certian libraries, such
as Gtk are installed, will the old versions of Gtk
remain in place and older programs that had been using
the older version will continue to use
Thank you for your help answering these questions
regarding these issues.
Is it necessary to keep ports collection up to date in
order to use portupgrade to get the latest packages?
Also, what determiines where portupgrade will download
packages from, and what whether it will download from
On 9/17/05, Milscvaer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
[...]
> However, there is room for improvement. One of the
> major issues I have is with the out of date binary
> packages available for the latest stable release
> (5.4).
The packages distributed with the release ar
hopefully FreeBSD will to
work to make sure that hardware compatability is
improved and maintained.
However, there is room for improvement. One of the
major issues I have is with the out of date binary
packages available for the latest stable release
(5.4). Yes, I know that there are much more up
front-end tool, such as xxx ...".
In your situation, however, I'd recommend a) using portupgrade -pf for
already-installed packages or b) portinstall -p and then pkg_deinstall,
for packages you don't wish to install locally. I've noticed also
(accidentally, when I forgot
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