Updating FreeBSD 6.2

Ah good old FreeBSD sometimes you forget that you actually have to patch it. While I am fairly good about keeping my release current, this is one of the few times that I have had to update because of an exploit that concerned me enough that I patched because of it. FreeBSD-SA-07:09.random.asc

Seeing this I also noticed my documentation on updating was out of date, especially in light of a few FreeBSD ports that now make it easier. This is the quick and dirty way of updating a 6.2 FreeBSD System

Dependencies: portmanager, portsnap, pkg_version

Applying Binary Security Patches

1. Grab the latest binary updates
   

   # freebsd-update fetch

2. Install the updates
   

   # freebsd-update install

3. Check OS Level
   

   # uname -a

4. Reboot the System
   

   # shutdown -r now

5. Confirm Update
   

   # uname -a

Updating Software & Applications

1. Update your ports tree
   

   # portsnap fetch

   If you are running Portsnap for the first time, extract the snapshot into /usr/ports:

   # portsnap extract

   If you already have a populated /usr/ports and you are just updating, run the following command instead:

   # portsnap update

2. Display ports that need updating
   

   # pkg_version -vIL=

3. upgrade installed ports:
   

   # portmanager -u