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--- freebsd:cheatsheet [2013/03/05 17:17]
Toni Corvera created
+++ freebsd:cheatsheet [2013/03/05 17:59] (current)
Toni Corvera
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 ====== FreeBSD Cheat Sheet ======
-===== Binary package management basics =====
+===== Binary package management basics with pkgng =====
+See: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/pkgng-intro.html
+IMPORTANT: As of this writing (March 2013) the pkgng repositories are offline, see https://wiki.freebsd.org/pkgng#Availability_of_pkgs_for_Download
+==== Boostrap ====
+BIG WARNING: After converting to the new format, the ''pkg_install'' tools should NOT be used any more. See the link provided above for more details.
+FreeBSD 9.1:
+  # pkg
+  # pkg2ng
+  # echo 'WITH_PKGNG=	yes' >> /etc/make.conf
+FreeBSD below 9.1:
+  # pkg_add -r pkg
+  # pkg2ng
+  # echo 'WITH_PKGNG=	yes' >> /etc/make.conf
+==== Install package from the Internet ====
+  # pkg install $somepackage
+===== Binary package management basics (traditional) =====
 ==== Install package from the Internet ====
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 The package version IS required to uninstall, it can be obtained with ''pkg_info''
-===== Upgrade to a new release =====
-  # freebsd-update -r $RELEASE_VERSION upgrade
-  # freebsd-update install
-  # reboot
-  # freebsd-update install
-Replace $RELEASE_VERSION with the actual version, e.g. 9.1 or 8.3-RELEASE.
-''freebsd-update install'' must be run twice, once before and once after rebooting.
 ===== Upgrade binary packages =====
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   # portsnap update
+===== Upgrade to a new release =====
+  # freebsd-update -r $RELEASE_VERSION upgrade
+  # freebsd-update install
+  # reboot
+  # freebsd-update install
+Replace $RELEASE_VERSION with the actual version, e.g. 9.1 or 8.3-RELEASE.
+''freebsd-update install'' must be run twice, once before and once after rebooting.
 ===== References =====