FreeBSD port/package updating

[Binarko]

Hi there. Every time I install packages I install them via pkg_add. In case that I want to update packages, I'm using:

portsnap fetch update
portmanager -u

But last time when I wanted to update, update was available for more than 400 packages (on desktop) and I had to be in the front of computer to press TAB and ENTER every time configuration dialog was shown.

Because I'm using binaries and I'm not specifying special configurations during install, is there any way to start update of installed packages with using "default" configurations?

I read manpages but I didn't see it.

Thanks for reply, have a nice day (sorry for my English, it's not my mother tongue).

 

[graudeejs]

For packages there are no configurations. I suppose you want to update with ports. In this case ports-mgmt/portmaster is your friend

for port binary update you can check out ports-mgmt/bxpkg, which is in early stage of development

 

[Binarko]

For packages there are no configurations. I suppose you want to update with ports. In this case [ports]ports-mgmt/portmaster[/ports] is your friend.

for port binary update you can check out ports-mgmt/bxpkg, which is in early stage of development

I think that there is just one way to update packages installed via binary files and it's through ports.. For binary update I can use only bxpkg? Because I've got problem with it - when I run it and I run "Updating manager", I get error

Error while fetching! Error code: 16 (File unavailble (e.g., file not found, no access)) URL: 
ftp://ftp.is.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.2-release/INDEX.bz2.md5

I've searched something about that problem here on FreeBSD forum but there was no reply.

Any idea? Or any other way to update binary packages without updating through ports? Thanks.

 

[SirDice]

Or any other way to update binary packages without updating through ports?

Before updating anything please read /usr/ports/UPDATING. Then read the portmaster(8) manpage, more specifically the --packages and --packages-only options.

 

[Binarko]

I'm reading manpage for portmaster but i can't find anything about binary packages. I'm such a newbie and I don't understand everything, can somebody explain me if ( or how ) it's possible to install just binary packages without using ports ?

 

[SirDice]

Please read the relevant section of the handbook:

Chapter 4 Installing Applications: Packages and Ports

 

[wblock@]

% man portmaster | less -p'-P\|--packages'

 

[graudeejs]

I thank that there is just one way to update packages installed via binary files and it's through ports.. For binary update I can use only bxpkg ? Because I've got problem with it - when I run it and I run "Updating manager", I get error "Error while fetching! Error code: 16 (File unavailble (e.g., file not found, no access)) URL: ftp://ftp.is.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/po ... EX.bz2.md5". I've searched something about that problem here on freebsd forum but there was no reply..

Any idea? Or any other way to update binary packages without updating through ports? Thanks

set
PACKAGESITE environment to your local mirror (latest folder [NOTE: last backslash must be there])

For example I set it to ftp://ftp.linux.edu.lv/mirrors/ftp.freebsd.org/ports/amd64/packages-8-stable/Latest/
then run bxpkg

 

[Binarko]

So If I'm right, when I want to update installed packages, I can use portmanager -PP -a?

 

[DutchDaemon]

Everyone note that OP is using ports-mgmt/portmanager, not ports-mgmt/portmaster. Though switching to the latter will probably guarantee much more help, because the amount of portmanager users on here is virtually zero.