Re: forcing a package update after an OS update

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 07:12:52PM +0100, Thomas Klausner wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 06:19:19PM +0100, Edgar Fuß wrote:
> > I upgraded a machine to a new NetBSD version and now pkg_add refuses to 
> > update the installed packages because the same version is already installed. 
> > It is, but for the former NetBSD version. Most prominently, pkg_install 
> > itself is affected, so the solution isn't "just pkg_delete before".
> > The packages mostly work, but I would rather install the new versions.
> > Any option to pkg_install to force the update?
> 
> pkg_add -u should work, perhaps you need an additional -f.

More like -U.

Joerg