Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 11:20:00 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeremy Shaffner <jer@jorsm.com> To: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> Cc: brenda lambiris <xnet@sprintmail.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: updating...... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980519111458.27171D-100000@mercury.jorsm.com> In-Reply-To: <199805190702.CAA00890@dyson.iquest.net>
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On Tue, 19 May 1998, John S. Dyson wrote: > > since FreeBSD isnt like linux, but it kind of is, to update the kernel, > > could you just download it straight from kernel.org like you would on a > > linux machine, or will you have to download a special kernel from > > Freebsd.org? thanks. > > > > > Actually, you download a kernel straight from freebsd.org, rather than > downloading a special kernel from kernel.org. :-). > > John > Just wanted to clarify for Brenda's sake: FreeBSD includes full source code on everything. You can modify the the kernel source as you see fit, and compile it and install it. Or you can keep current by downloading the source from freebsd.org as Julian said and do the same. You don't just download a a kernel (the binary file) and install it. -===================================================================- Jeremy Shaffner JORSM Internet Senior Technical Support Northwest Indiana's Premium jer@jorsm.com Internet Service Provider support@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com -===================================================================- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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