Confused on security vs/or application|packages updates

8bitGlitch

8bitGlitch

I am a little confused about how to upgrade my FreeBSD system. Due to the latter, I want to make sure what I am doing, or what I have to do.

Base security and kernel updates are done by the following commend:
step 1: freebsd-update fetch //collected all required updates.
step 2: freebsd-upate install //installs all the collected items in 'step 1'.


BUT to update ALL installed applications pkg I need to perform the following?

pkg-static upgrade -f

Is there a way to find out if a newer version of a package available before installing?
 
freebsd-version(1): freebsd-version -uk version and patch level of kernel and userland.
** Unlike uname(1) it can detect an installed new kernel without rebooting.

freebsd-update(8): freebsd-update fetch install update kernel and userland
** Then reboot the system or restart services according to the instructions on new update announcement (mailed to you or on the website).

pkg-update(8): pkg update update local catalogues for packages.
pkg-upgrade(8): pkg upgrade check if there's new updates and actually update the packages.
pkg-audit(8): pkg audit -F is there any vulnerable packages on your system (regardless there's an update available or not).
 
vigole said:
freebsd-version(1): freebsd-version -uk version and patch level of kernel and userland.
** Unlike uname(1) it can detect an installed new kernel without rebooting.

freebsd-update(8): freebsd-update fetch install update kernel and userland
** Then reboot the system or restart services according to the instructions on new update announcement (mailed to you or on the website).

pkg-update(8): pkg update update local catalogues for packages.
pkg-upgrade(8): pkg upgrade check if there's new updates and actually update the packages.
pkg-audit(8): pkg audit -F is there any vulnerable packages on your system (regardless there's an update available or not).
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Ok, so applications and Kernel/userland are separate functions. That is what I was unsure of, since coming from DNF/YUM land, which updates pretty much everything at once. I am trying to migrate some resource over to BSD due to license, and get away from GPL.

Thank you
 
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