Here are a couple of ways to check for Ports with new updates available using commands in a terminal. The first method uses portsdb and portversion which can be installed from ports-mgmt/portupgrade (my preferred method) and the second uses portmaster (ports-mgmt/portmaster).
To install portsdb and portversion:
To install portmaster:
Using portversion:
1. Update the Ports tree:
2. Update the Ports database:
3. List all available updates
Using portmaster:
1. Update the Ports tree:
2. List all available updates:
To install portsdb and portversion:
Code:
# cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade && make install clean
Code:
# cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmaster && make install clean
1. Update the Ports tree:
Code:
# portsnap fetch update
Code:
# portsdb -Uu
Code:
# portversion -vl "<"
1. Update the Ports tree:
Code:
# portsnap fetch update
Code:
# portmaster -L | grep -i "new version"