Pejman Moghadam / FreeBSD

FreeBSD 6.3 - Port collection usage

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Updating ports collection using portsnap

First time initial :
  # mkdir -p /usr/ports
  # rm -rf /usr/ports/*
  # mkdir -p /usr/ports/packages
  # portsnap fetch
  # portsnap extract
Doing update :
  # portsnap fetch
  # portsnap update

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Port Installation example

# cd /usr/ports/ftp/wget
# make install clean && rehash
# cd /usr/ports/www/links
# env BATCH="YES" make install clean && rehash
# cd /usr/ports/sysutils/screen
# cd /usr/ports/misc/gnu-watch/
# cd /usr/ports/net/tcptraceroute
# cd /usr/ports/net/mtr
# cd /usr/ports/security/nmap
# cd /usr/ports/ftp/ncftp3

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Customizing port installation

# make PREFIX=/usr/local/example install clean
# make rmconfig
# make config
# make showconfig

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Uninstalling ports

  # make deinstall
or 
  # pkg_delete wget-1.11.2

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Cleaning up

# cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade
# make install clean && rehash
# portsclean -C
# portsclean -D
# portsclean -DD

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Updating ports

# less /usr/ports/UPDATING
# pkg_version -v
# portversion -l "<"
# pkgdb -F
# portupgrade -airR

[ http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/07/FreeBSD_Basics.html ]
[ http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/28/FreeBSD_Basics.html ]

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Port Collection Update script

# cat /usr/local/sbin/port-update
    #!/bin/sh
    /usr/sbin/portsnap fetch    # fetch can be Replace with cron
    /usr/sbin/portsnap update
    /usr/local/sbin/pkgdb -F
    /usr/local/sbin/portversion -l "<"
    env BATCH=yes /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade -avrRpP
    /usr/local/sbin/portsclean -C
    /usr/local/sbin/portsclean -D
    /usr/local/sbin/portsclean -DD

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BY: Pejman Moghadam
TAG: port-collection
DATE: 2007-07-25 11:10:17

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