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====== FreeBSD Maintenance ======

Maintaining the system...

===== System Upgrade/Update =====

For example, upgrading 10.1-RELEASE to 10.2-RELEASE<code># freebsd-update -r 10.2-RELEASE upgrade</code>

Then run <code># freebsd-update install</code>

To update within a release, do a <code># freebsd-update fetch</code> before running 'install'.

**Hint** hit 'q' when prompted

===== Package Upgrade/Update =====

Install package <code># pkg install <pkg_name> [...]</code>//Note: include '-y' to override prompts//

Remove package <code># pkg delete</code>

Update catalogue <code># pkg update</code>

Upgrade software <code># pkg upgrade</code>

List installed packages <code># pkg info</code>

Remove all packages and start over <code>pkg delete --all --force</code>

Clean all package cache <code>pkg clean</code>

If pkg installation quits due to size mismatch or something, <code>
pkg clean
rm -rf /var/cache/pkg/*
pkg update -f</code>

===== Using ports system =====

Will most probably need these at some point...

To get it, <code>portsnap fetch extract</code>

To update, <code>portsnap fetch update</code>

To manage, use ''[[freebsd#using_portmaster|portmaster]]''

===== Using portmaster =====

To build portmaster, <code>cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmaster/ && make install clean</code>

To setup portmaster, <code>
# cp /usr/local/ etc/portmaster.rc.sample /usr/local/ etc/portmaster.rc
# ee /usr/local/ etc/portmaster.rc</code>

To update all ports <code>portmaster -a</code>

To search updates <code>portmaster -L | grep "New version available:"</code>

To cleanup <code>portmaster --clean-distfiles{-all}</code>

To remove port <code>portmaster -e target_port</code>

To rebuild port <code>portmaster -r target_port</code>

Dumping ground - from portmaster man page...
<code>
     Build a port locally but use packages for build dependencies, then	delete
     the build dependencies when finished:
	   portmaster --packages-build --delete-build-only fooport-1.23

     Update a system using only	packages that are available locally:
	   portmaster -PP --local-packagedir=<path> -a

     Update all	ports that need	updating:
	   portmaster -a

     Update all	ports that need	updating, and delete stale distfiles after the
     update is done:
	   1. portmaster -aD
	   2. portmaster --clean-distfiles
</code>