Removing Firefox 2 Firefox is a pretty popular browser. It runs quickly. It has a lot of plugsin. I use Web Developer and Firebug myself. However. All software ages. Hah, even this website ages. Firefox 2 has a number of unfixed (to my knowledge) bug. Solution: use Firefox 3. Sometimes it is just time to …
And one port to install them all! Today I was setting up a new box and wanted to get all my favorite ports installed with a minimum of fuss. My first thoughts of were of a shell script. But then I thought of using a port to install ports. After all, some ports have dependencies, …
pkgdb – packages database tool A few short weeks ago, I wrote about portupgrade. Since then, thanks again to Chris Dillon, I’ve been learning a few more tips about how to use this wonderful tool. This has proven to be most useful now that I’ve just installed XFree86-4 and KDE and I need to put …
Got ports? Here is THE way to upgrade them! There are many articles on ports in this Diary. Only a few deal specifically with upgrading your ports. This article beats them all! Imagine, if you will, a command which allows you to upgrade all of your ports. Stop thinking about make install distclean. No, I …
Specifying alternative port download sites I think it is fairly important to mention that since ftp.freebsd.org is hosed [ed. note. this article was written back on 2 May 2000, shortly after ftp.freebsd.org went offline. see this message from the FreeBSD Mailing list archives for details.] (only allows 200 users) ports that take files off of …
installing bind8 from ports Over the past two months, there have been two security issues regarding bind. If you didn’t upgrade for the first notice, then the recent worm threat should have prompted you to get moving. Back in January, when the initial bind security notice was issued, some talk was made of how best …
Diary update I’ve been busy. Can’t you tell? I haven’t written an article in several weeks. I’ve been so busy with the other stuff that I’ve not had anything to write about. Between peak summer, the end of a project at work, a contract finishing, and FreshPorts2, I’ve been avoiding writing anything for the Diary. …
Keeping up with the ports – pkg_version Since this article was written the portupgrade tool was written. I think you should use that tool. David W. Chapman Jr. wrote in with this article about pkg_version. Thanks. This article will show you how to keep up to date with your installed ports versus the latest source …
FreshPorts goes offline I’m sorry, but the FreshPorts website is offline because the domain registration bill wasn’t paid. Back on 8 June, I submitted a change to Network Solutions requesting that the billing contact be changed. They sent me back this reply: We have received your request to modify the domain name record listed above. …
FreshPorts 1.1 OK, so this isn’t exactly a FreeBSD Diary issue, but it will be interesting to most of you. Given the number of references I find in my logs, many of you go to FreshPorts from the links I provide here. Thanks. For those that have never heard of the site, FreshPorts is the …