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

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.
 
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 This software update tool indicates lots of outdated packages are installed.
 
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).
 
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