Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Philip Webb <purslow@×××××××××.ca>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] FreeBSD equivalent features?
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 23:48:48
Message-Id: 20060603234107.GA6225@sympatico.ca
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] FreeBSD equivalent features? by Jason Lixfeld
1 060603 Jason Lixfeld wrote:
2 > I am very impressed with Gentoo. It's far superior to RedHat.
3
4 No-one is likely to disagree with you here (grin).
5
6 > 1) periodic(8) -- run periodic system functions.
7
8 sys-process/vixie-cron .
9
10 > 2) pkg_version -- summarize installed versions of packages.
11
12 All installed packages are listed in /var/db/pkg/ under types.
13 Emerge app-portage/eix & enter 'eix <pkg>' for individual packages.
14
15 > 3) portaudit(1) -- check installed packages for known vulnerabilities.
16
17 Emerge app-portage/gentoolkit , then enter
18
19 glsa-check -l | grep "\[N\]"
20
21 --
22 ========================,,============================================
23 SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : purslow@××××××××××××××.ca
24 ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies
25 TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto
26 --
27 gentoo-user@g.o mailing list

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] FreeBSD equivalent features? Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>