From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 23 14:57:50 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3A9E16A420 for ; Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:57:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jayesh.freebsdlist@gmail.com) Received: from xproxy.gmail.com (xproxy.gmail.com [66.249.82.197]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 333C543D46 for ; Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:57:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jayesh.freebsdlist@gmail.com) Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id h27so56367wxd for ; Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:57:49 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Tq08Qm3loKh//NVaA73jz1hKeqH+xlceRPg/OI4JplM6lzwDIYdSD3/aZpblRYo81e+LdW+xDSzhqum2i6xNnCqSfb7xHFpSCx6zGwpAy9sn0oIXJ4CNaGrtNxWdja6GM6T6+nSsQvI+IOXyDDlwvtu6Ou5HzRjP/mlnlCGo69Q= Received: by 10.70.68.17 with SMTP id q17mr7450399wxa; Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:57:49 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.7.16 with HTTP; Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:57:49 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:27:49 +0530 From: "Jayesh Jayan" To: "Jerry McAllister" In-Reply-To: <200602231452.k1NEqFlM006335@clunix.cl.msu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <200602231452.k1NEqFlM006335@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading Freebsd 5.4 release to 5.4 stable X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:57:51 -0000 By mode I meant -- > binary upgrade or cvs mode On 2/23/06, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > We have 12 servers running freebsd. They are basically web servers > having > > cpanel control panel. > > > > All these server are running FreeBSD 5.4 Release as of now. Now are > thinking > > of upgrading it to 5.4 Stable > > > > Hmmm. I wouldn't call that an upgrade really. > Except for a few possibly meaningful security patches, it is > the same thing. > > You might well be much better served by upgrading to V6.0 or even > waiting a couple of weeks and going to V6.1. It is scheduled > for March 20 and it looks like things are pretty much keeping > to schedule. > > > > > Please let me know the merits and demerits of the same. Do you feel it > is > > good move to upgrade to the stable version. > > The stable version is really sort of an interim collection of > the development version. It is generally felt to be "stable" with a > general sense that everything will work together, but not necessarily > ready to be considered a "release" which is a formally tested collection > that generally also has the more active ports built and tested against > it by the port maintainers. > > The stable version is only a little bit more together than the 'current' > version which is really just a daily snapshot of the development tree wit= h > no particular assurance that everything works together - though FreeBSD i= s > well enough put together that current tends to be workable. > > If you are determined to stick with 5.xxx for some reason, then go > for 5.5 which is scheduled for April 3 or track RELENG_5 to get its > latest security updates. But, I think you should move to 6.1 or > at least RELENG_6. Do a complete fresh clean install of 6.1 and > then start tracking the RELENG_6. > > > > > If it is suggested that I go for the upgrade which mode would suit the > > servers ? > > > > I don't know what you mean by mode. > > ////jerry > > > > > Awaiting all your valuable suggestions ... > > > > -- > > Jayesh Jayan > > > > "The box said "Requires Windows 95, NT, or better", so I installed > FreeBSD." > > > > Visit my homepage @ http://www.jayeshjayan.com > -- Jayesh Jayan "The box said "Requires Windows 95, NT, or better", so I installed Linux." Visit my homepage @ http://www.jayeshjayan.com