Recommended Upgrade Process / Webserver

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kutu62

I was wondering what upgrade process is being used by y'all here.

Running freeBSD 8 as a production webserver, what process would you recommend using?

Right now I follow these steps:

(1) # portsnap fetch update
(2) pkg_version -vL=
(3) portupgrade -a

This seems to be overkill.. most of the time spent is D/L of the docbooks. Can I exclude the docbooks so save time and space?

Is this the process everyone else is using to stay up to date?

Thanks
 
kutu62 said:
I was wondering what upgrade process is being used by y'all here.

Running freeBSD 8 as a production webserver, what process would you recommend using?

Right now I follow these steps:

(1) # portsnap fetch update
(2) pkg_version -vL=
(3) portupgrade -a

This seems to be overkill.. most of the time spent is D/L of the docbooks. Can I exclude the docbooks so save time and space?

Is this the process everyone else is using to stay up to date?

Thanks
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What ports did you install? There shouldn't be any ports that require docbooks on a web server.

However, you can exclude them by using -x in portmaster: # portmaster -a -x docbook. There should be a similar option for portupgrade.
 
dennylin93 said:
What ports did you install? There shouldn't be any ports that require docbooks on a web server.
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Dont look to bad, I think I need all those to run FAMP... if I could just remove those -doc- I'd be all set. Is there away to remove -doc- completely?

Currently studying up on all the different ways to update a freebsd system - seems like a lot of options..

Code: 
# portmaster -L
===>>> Root ports (No dependencies, not depended on)
===>>> bigreqsproto-1.0.2
===>>> bn-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> da-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> de-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> el-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> en-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> es-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> fr-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> hu-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> inputproto-1.5.0
===>>> it-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> ja-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> libcheck-0.9.8
===>>> libtool-2.2.6b
===>>> mn-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> nl-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> pl-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> portmanager-0.4.1_9
===>>> portmaster-2.16
===>>> pt-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> ru-freebsd-doc-20090913
        ===>>> New version available: ru-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> sr-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> tr-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> unzip-6.0
===>>> xcmiscproto-1.1.2
===>>> xf86bigfontproto-1.1.2
===>>> xorg-macros-1.2.1
===>>> zh_cn-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> zh_tw-freebsd-doc-20100120
===>>> 29 root ports

===>>> Trunk ports (No dependencies, are depended on)
===>>> adobe-cmaps-20051217_1
===>>> amspsfnt-1.0_5
===>>> autoconf-wrapper-20071109
===>>> automake-wrapper-20071109
===>>> cmpsfont-1.0_6
===>>> db41-4.1.25_4
===>>> docbook-xsl-1.75.2
===>>> expat-2.0.1_1
===>>> freetype-1.3.1_4
===>>> gsfonts-8.11_5
===>>> html2text-1.3.2a
===>>> jbigkit-1.6
===>>> jpeg-7
===>>> kbproto-1.0.3
===>>> libiconv-1.13.1
===>>> libltdl-2.2.6b
===>>> libmcrypt-2.5.8
===>>> libpaper-1.1.23+nmu1
===>>> libsigsegv-2.5
===>>> libwww-5.4.0_4
===>>> links-0.98,1
===>>> mysql-client-5.1.42
===>>> pcre-8.00
===>>> pdflib-7.0.4
===>>> perl-5.8.9_3
===>>> pkg-config-0.23_1
===>>> png-1.2.42
===>>> printproto-1.0.4
===>>> python26-2.6.4
===>>> ruby+oniguruma-1.8.7.248,1
===>>> scr2txt-1.2
===>>> t1utils-1.32
===>>> tex-texmflocal-1.9
===>>> tidy-20000804_2
===>>> xbitmaps-1.0.1
===>>> xextproto-7.0.5
===>>> xmlcatmgr-2.2
===>>> 37 trunk ports

===>>> Branch ports (Have dependencies, are depended on)
===>>> apache-2.2.14_5
===>>> autoconf-2.62
===>>> cm-super-0.3.4_1
===>>> cups-client-1.4.2_3
===>>> cups-image-1.4.2_3
===>>> docbook-4.1_3
===>>> docbook-xml-4.2_1
===>>> dsssl-docbook-modular-1.79_1,1
===>>> dvipdfmx-20090522_2
===>>> dvipsk-tetex-5.95a_3
===>>> fixrtf-0.1.20060303
===>>> fontconfig-2.8.0,1
===>>> freetype-tools-1.3.1_6
===>>> freetype2-2.3.11
===>>> gd-2.0.35_2,1
===>>> gettext-0.17_1
===>>> ghostscript8-8.70
===>>> gnutls-2.8.3
===>>> html-4.01_2
===>>> iso8879-1986_2
===>>> jade-1.2.1_9
===>>> jadetex-3.13_4
===>>> latex-cjk-4.8.2_2
===>>> libICE-1.0.4_1,1
===>>> libSM-1.1.0_1,1
===>>> libX11-1.2.1_1,1
===>>> libXau-1.0.4
===>>> libXaw-1.0.5_1,1
===>>> libXdmcp-1.0.2_1
===>>> libXext-1.0.5,1
===>>> libXmu-1.0.4,1
===>>> libXp-1.0.0,1
===>>> libXpm-3.5.7
===>>> libXt-1.0.5_1
===>>> libfontenc-1.0.4
===>>> libgcrypt-1.4.4
===>>> libgpg-error-1.7
===>>> libpthread-stubs-0.3_3
===>>> libxcb-1.5
===>>> libxml2-2.7.6_1
===>>> libxslt-1.1.26
===>>> linuxdoc-1.1_1
===>>> m4-1.4.13,1
===>>> mkfontdir-1.0.4
===>>> mkfontscale-1.0.6
===>>> netpbm-10.26.63_1
===>>> open-motif-2.2.3_6
===>>> p5-XML-Parser-2.36_1
===>>> p5-gettext-1.05_2
===>>> pecl-pdflib-2.1.6_1
===>>> peps-2.0_2
===>>> php5-5.2.12
===>>> php5-bz2-5.2.12
===>>> php5-ctype-5.2.12
===>>> php5-filter-5.2.12
===>>> php5-gd-5.2.12
===>>> php5-mbstring-5.2.12
===>>> php5-mcrypt-5.2.12
===>>> php5-mysql-5.2.12
===>>> php5-mysqli-5.2.12
===>>> php5-openssl-5.2.12
===>>> php5-pcre-5.2.12
===>>> php5-session-5.2.12
===>>> php5-simplexml-5.2.12
===>>> php5-spl-5.2.12
===>>> php5-zip-5.2.12
===>>> php5-zlib-5.2.12
===>>> ruby18-bdb-0.6.5_1
===>>> scr2png-1.2_2
===>>> t1lib-5.1.2_1,1
===>>> teTeX-3.0_2
===>>> teTeX-base-3.0_18
===>>> teTeX-texmf-3.0_6
===>>> texi2html-1.82,1
===>>> tiff-3.9.2
===>>> ttf2pt1-3.4.4_2
===>>> xdvik-tetex-22.84.16
===>>> xhtml-1.0.20020801_4
===>>> xmlcharent-0.3_2
===>>> xproto-7.0.15
===>>> zh-arphicttf-2.11_2
===>>> zh-docproj-0.1.20060303_2
===>>> zh-ttfm-0.9.5_3
===>>> 83 branch ports

===>>> Leaf ports (Have dependencies, not depended on)
===>>> automake-1.10.1
===>>> docproj-jadetex-1.17_2
===>>> docproj-nojadetex-1.17_2
===>>> gmake-3.81_3
===>>> help2man-1.36.4_3
===>>> mysql-server-5.1.42
===>>> p5-type1inst-0.6.1_5
===>>> phpMyAdmin-3.2.5
===>>> portupgrade-2.4.6_3,2
===>>> xcb-proto-1.6
===>>> xtrans-1.2.3
===>>> zh-ttf2pt1-3.4.0
===>>> 12 leaf ports

===>>> 161 total installed ports
        ===>>> 1 has a new version available
#
 
[cmd=]pkg_delete freebsd-doc-\*[/cmd] should be enough. Maybe you'll have to force (-f). First run a pkg_info -R on one of them (e.g. [cmd=]pkg_info -R mn-freebsd-doc-20100120[/cmd]), and find the port that pulls all of these docs in. I've never seen them being installed, so it must be a setting you made in one of your other ports' options. Make sure you remove that option, or these ports will simply be reinstalled next time.
 
Next time, try building graphics/gd with the WITHOUT_X11 flag. That will prevent it depending on all sorts of Xorg libraries. Most of the time you don't need them. It's the Xorg libraries that pull in those docbooks.
 
The docbooks, yes (i.e. docbook-{$version}. I have those.

But not all of those separate {$language}-freebsd-doc-{$version} ones. Never seen those installed.
 
As far as upgrading here is what I could find..

Someone please bless this...

Update Port Tree
Code: 
portsnap fetch
portsnap update

Upgrade PORTS
Code: 
portmaster -L  *list all the installed ports and search for updates
portmaster -a  *installed ports can be upgraded using this

Another way to Upgrade PORTS
Code: 
portupgrade -a *upgrade all the outdated ports installed on your system

Remove Ports
Code: 
pkg_delete lsof-4.57
 
One step you should always do before running portmaster -a (or portupgrade -a) and that is to read /usr/ports/UPDATING. Sometimes ports need to be updated in a specific order or manner. The notes in UPDATING will tell you this.
 
My routine is this:

Update ports(I'm using csup)
Code: 
cd /usr/ports
make update
This is the same as issuing "portsnap fetch update"

Read UPDATING
Code: 
more UPDATING

Search and update installed ports
Code: 
portmaster -L
portmaster -ad
(the -d automatically removes old downloaded distfiles, ie previous versions)
 
What I usually do for my production servers is always install portaudit. That way I always know which ports must be updated.
I also run this from cron:
Code: 
0 3 * * * root portsnap -I cron update && pkg_version -vIL=
So that I will know whenever a newer port has been released.
Then finally :
Code: 
portupgrade -rR <port>
upgrades the port in question with their corresponding dependencies.
Avoid using the portupgrade -a without the -rR switch. Also on a production environment, like a web server, try to keep only the necessary software installed.

George
 
gkontos

very awesome post

cron is a great idea - have the results mailed wouldn't be a bad idea either

many thanks
 
expected output?

gkontos said:
What I usually do for my production servers is always install portaudit. That way I always know which ports must be updated.
I also run this from cron:
Code: 
0 3 * * * root portsnap -I cron update && pkg_version -vIL=
So that I will know whenever a newer port has been released.
George
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I have implemented this procedure and I'm getting an error which is documented in the freebsd docs for root: not found

Cron emails me this
Code: 
root: not found

so I take root out of the command and I get this "portsnap: not found"

I found some info on root: not found in the BSD docs but I don't understand what it is trying to tell me. Can someone help nudge me?

Many thanks
 
Put the full path to commands (e.g. /usr/sbin/portsnap and /usr/sbin/pkg_version) in that crontab, or put this line at the top:

Code: 
PATH=/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
 
DutchDaemon said:
Put the full path to commands (e.g. /usr/sbin/portsnap and /usr/sbin/pkg_version) in that crontab, or put this line at the top:
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Thanks DD that got it.. but I ran into some issues afterward when I set the cron job to run every minute for testing - long story short I had to use this post to correct the portsnap snapshot corrupt

cron was hung into some kind loop even though I removed the job - kill that cron process and stop and start it - works like a charm now.

Thanks again DD..
 
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