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FAQ: Add freebsd details, rework tabs
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make informed decisions about what needs patching, and when.
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This functionality is not planned, and left to frankly better tooling that
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already exists, such as UnattendedUpgrades, Ansible, RunDeck, etc.
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already exists, such as `UnattendedUpgrades`_, `Ansible`_, `RunDeck`_, etc.
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My system using `dnf` or `yum` hangs when refreshing
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To resolve this, you can simply connect to the remote system as the same user you use
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within Exosphere, and manually run the following commands:
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.. code-block:: bash
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.. tabs::
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dnf makecache --refresh
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dnf check-update
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.. group-tab:: dnf
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.. code-block:: bash
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dnf makecache --refresh
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dnf check-update
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.. group-tab:: yum
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.. code-block:: bash
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yum makecache --refresh
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yum check-update
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And answer all the prompts that may appear. The provider should no longer hang
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past this point.
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There are no immediate plans to add support for these, but it is certainly possible
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in the future, if this becomes a common facet of server management.
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On FreeBSD systems, will this handle system updates and source ports?
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Exosphere does not currently support FreeBSD system updates or source ports.
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It only supports FreeBSD Binary Packages, using `pkg`.
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There are plans to add support for system updates in the future, presenting
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them as a synthentic package in the updates view, but this needs more work.
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Is Windows support planned or even possible?
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and great care and effort has been spent on documentation and ease of use,
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the focus at this time remains to keep the author happy.
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Compatibility test matrices are not a source of happiness.
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Compatibility test matrices are not a source of happiness.
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.. _UnattendedUpgrades: https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades
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.. _Ansible: https://www.ansible.com/
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.. _RunDeck: https://www.rundeck.com/
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