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To update your FreeBSD system, you'll probably want to sync your sources to the live sources offered via [[CVS]]. There is a port [[cvsup]] that you can use to update your other ports and source trees if you want.  
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When updating your FreeBSD system, you'll first want to sync your sources to the live sources offered. If you hail from a Windows environment, you may think of keeping your sources updated as about the first half of the FreeBSD procedure which corresponds to [[Windows Update]].
  
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== Portsnap ==
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Since 5.5-RELEASE systems, [[portsnap]] is used maintain the ports tree. Portsnap is the preferred way to update ports.
  
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== Subversion ==
Installing CVSup ==
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An easy way to update through [[subversion]] is to install svnup; edit its configuration file; then run the command with the option set in ''/usr/local/etc/svnup.conf'' .
  
You'll need to have superuser access, so [[su]] to root and then go to your /usr/ports/net/ directory. There are two versions of cvsup available to you: cvsup and cvsup-without-gui (for systems that don't have or need the cvsup GUI). Pick the one that's most apporpriate for you and go into that directory and "make install clean":
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Select lines in ''svnup.conf'' file:
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host=[choose server]
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#
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[ports]
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branch=ports/head
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target=/usr/ports
  
    dave@samizdata:~% su -
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The command with arguments in this example is:
    Password:
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#svnup ports
    samizdata# cd /usr/ports/net/
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    samizdata# ls cvsup*
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      cvsup:
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      Makefile        distinfo        pkg-descr.nogui scripts
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      README.html    pkg-descr      pkg-plist
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      cvsup-mirror:
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svnup is a lightweight subversion program, and there are other subversion programs for heavier tasks.
      Makefile        files          pkg-descr      pkg-plist
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      README.html    pkg-deinstall  pkg-install    scripts
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      cvsup-without-gui:
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== Historical use of cvs to update ports ==
      Makefile        README.html
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It seems there are no longer any [[cvs]] mirrors for updating FreeBSD ports, as FreeBSD no longer supports this method.
  
      cvsupit:
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== It's updated. Now what? ==
      Makefile        pkg-descr      pkg-plist
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Well, go into /usr/ports and find stuff you want to install!
      README.html    pkg-install    pkg-req
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    samizdata# cd cvsup-without-gui/
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    samizdata# ls
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    Makefile        README.html
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    samizdata# make install clean
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You may also want to install the very useful port management tool [[portupgrade]], which also installs a program called [[portversion]]. You can use portversion to check your existing installed programs against what is available in the ports tree, and then use [[portupgrade]] to upgrade your existing, old, installed software to the new versions found in the ports tree. Together, portversion, and portupgrade allow you to make sure you have the latest version of ANY port in the ports tree, including packages installed with the base FreeBSD install that have been updated since your particular version was released.
  
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Other helpful packages are ''psearch'' for looking up ports and their descriptions, and [[portmanager]].
  
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See also:
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* [http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html The FreeBSD Handbook's section on cvsup and updating]
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* [[Updating the system]]
  
See also: [[http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html The FreeBSD Handbook's section on cvsup and updating]]
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[[Category:Common Tasks]]
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[[Category:Ports and Packages]]

Latest revision as of 11:47, 21 December 2014

When updating your FreeBSD system, you'll first want to sync your sources to the live sources offered. If you hail from a Windows environment, you may think of keeping your sources updated as about the first half of the FreeBSD procedure which corresponds to Windows Update.

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[edit] Portsnap

Since 5.5-RELEASE systems, portsnap is used maintain the ports tree. Portsnap is the preferred way to update ports.

[edit] Subversion

An easy way to update through subversion is to install svnup; edit its configuration file; then run the command with the option set in /usr/local/etc/svnup.conf .

Select lines in svnup.conf file:

host=[choose server]
#
[ports]
branch=ports/head
target=/usr/ports

The command with arguments in this example is:

#svnup ports

svnup is a lightweight subversion program, and there are other subversion programs for heavier tasks.

[edit] Historical use of cvs to update ports

It seems there are no longer any cvs mirrors for updating FreeBSD ports, as FreeBSD no longer supports this method.

[edit] It's updated. Now what?

Well, go into /usr/ports and find stuff you want to install!

You may also want to install the very useful port management tool portupgrade, which also installs a program called portversion. You can use portversion to check your existing installed programs against what is available in the ports tree, and then use portupgrade to upgrade your existing, old, installed software to the new versions found in the ports tree. Together, portversion, and portupgrade allow you to make sure you have the latest version of ANY port in the ports tree, including packages installed with the base FreeBSD install that have been updated since your particular version was released.

Other helpful packages are psearch for looking up ports and their descriptions, and portmanager.

See also:

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