Freebsd Ports
Ports downgrade
Hot: http://www.rasyid.net/2008/04/15/downgrade-freebsd-ports/Installing FreeBSD ports
# mkdir /usr/ports # cd /usr/ports # ln -s /cdrom/ports/distfiles distfiles # cd /usr/ports # mkdir shells # cp -R /cdrom/ports/shells/bash shells # cd shells/bash # make install # Installing apache2.0 cd /usr/ports/www/apache20/ make install clean
Install precompiled ports from remote servers
export PACKAGEROOT=ftp://ftp.hk.freebsd.org pkg_add -vr php5
Ports options
Force install when package already installed.make PREFIX=/usr/local/zisquid install FORCE_PKG_REGISTER=yes
Ports site
* http://www.daemonology.net/portsnap* http://www.daemonology.net/freebsd-update
* http://dougbarton.us/portmaster.html
* http://www.freshports.org/sysutils/pkg_tree
Making ports package
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/07/FreeBSD_Basics.html1. Do a make package in the ports directory
2. It will install the port, and build a package under /usr/ports.packages
3. Copy the package over and install it with pkg_add package.tbz
Installing FreeBSD packages
The option -vr will attempt to download and install the named package for you.pkg_add -vr PACKAGE_NAME OR pkg_add downloaded_package.tbz
Ports force install
make FORCE_PKG_REGISTER=yes install cleanFetching a ports of a specific datetime
Goto www.freshports.org, search for the package. then look for its release date using the PortsMon linkThen edit your supfile, add a date to the following tag, then do a cvsup or csup
*default release=cvs date=2007.10.09.09.30.57
Ports disable vulnerability check
make DISABLE_VULNERABILITIES=yes
PortSnap
One can use portsnap to update the freebsd ports tree, rather than the old shitty cvsup / csup.# Initial fetch portsnap fetch portsnap extract # Periodic update portsnap fetch update
PortUpgrade
portsnap fetch update # extract new ports to /usr/port, pretty much like csup ports-all portsnap extract # update package db pkgdb -F # update index portsdb -Uu # upgrade all portupgrade -a # upgrade specific package portupgrade -R package-name # To see list of all outdated ports portversion -l '<' # or portmaster -L
