Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:16:50 -0400 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Jason <jhelfman@e-e.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd update question Message-ID: <4ad871310906111716x100127bbt2d99e16089ea2d05@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20090612001026.GG39951@eggman.experts-exchange.com> References: <20090612001026.GG39951@eggman.experts-exchange.com>
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Hi, Jason On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Jason<jhelfman@e-e.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have just started getting into the realm of kernel building, and I have a > question in so far as upgrades. > > Is it possible to do a freebsd-update fetch then install, reboot, and then > install again to get to the latest release you want to run? > Yes, this is possible. > Update /usr/src with sources and build a kernel from that, and use that > kernel. > Yep. > After this, assuming this is the correct path, can the same path be used to > upgrade other servers, and then just plop the kernel on (same hardware.) > If it is a GENERIC kernel on the other servers, you can follow the freebsd-update path mentioned above. > I am not sure if this is the right path, but looking to understand it a > little better. > If you only want binary upgrades, freebsd-update is probably your best bet. If you like pain (like most of us do), you can build from source. :) -- Glen Barber
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