FreeBSD + Gnome 2 - command 'update-packages' is not known

[drp]

When using System > Administration > Software Update, I keep getting this message:
"command 'update-packages' is not known"
I tried "make deinstall" and "make reinstall" for the packagekit port, and it has made no difference. I have procfs mounted, also.

[jsa@]

Ignore that utility. The false positive you are getting is a known issue, and correcting it is on the gnome@ todo list.

You still have to use the normal methods to upgrade ports (ports-mgmt/portupgrade, ports-mgmt/portmaster, ports-mgmt/portmanager) for now.

[mechanic]

As I understand it, upgrading ports doesn't update installed packages though does it? Neither does freebsd-update. So how to update stuff installed as packages? This software update tool indicates lots of outdated packages are installed.

[SirDice]

As I understand it, upgrading ports doesn't update installed packages though does it? Neither does freebsd-update. So how to update stuff installed as packages? This software update tool indicates lots of outdated packages are installed.

Handbook: Chapter 24 Updating and Upgrading FreeBSD (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/updating-upgrading.html)

[mechanic]

The pkg_upgrade script in bsdadminscripts seems to do the job nicely!

[DutchDaemon]

To the system, the difference between ports and packages does not exist; the only difference lies in how they're installed, but they end up in the exact same places. You can treat installed packages as ports, and upgrade them using the ports tree with tools like portmaster or portupgrade. Those tools can also be forced to work with packages only (the -PP option).