aaron evans

I use MacPorts as a package manager for Mac OS X and used it mindlessly for a long time before learning some basic commands that helped out.

First, to update your MacPorts version to the newest release you can do:

% sudo port selfupdate

That’s really basic and well-documented. To upgrade all your installed packages do:

% sudo port upgrade installed

Finally, MacPorts keeps all your outdated/inactive software around forever. To get rid of inactive ports, do:

% sudo port -f uninstall inactive

If you want to routinely get rid of inactive ports, you can create a script in /etc/periodic/monthly.

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