Keeping FreeBSD ports secure and up to date

19. April 2013 - 9:47 — Ivan Radovanovic

Install /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portaudit in order to receive vulnerability reports with daily security reports
Install /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade in order to be able to update ports in easier way
When you need to upgrade ports
- portsnap fetch
- portsnap update (or portsnap extract if using portsnap for the first time)
- do portupgrade -a -i to upgrade all ports (don't forget -i otherwise it may install more things than you want), or use variant with port name to upgrade only one port