Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 10:14:30 -0800 From: Chris Stankevitz <chrisstankevitz@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: uname -r: release level Message-ID: <CAPi0pstSVyrW7Sv5vfrVfteFyViHaFsps73hsnngU08DY2k25A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAPi0pst37XD7X7n3d8oSV4YdETNj-2hO6dmF1YdX=vCZzjq6jw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPi0pst37XD7X7n3d8oSV4YdETNj-2hO6dmF1YdX=vCZzjq6jw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 11:25 PM, Chris Stankevitz <chrisstankevitz@gmail.com> wrote: > By what mechanism does "uname -r" determine my "release level"? Some follow-up questions: - What is the term that people use in conversation for the "freebsd-update version number" (e.g. 9.2-RELEASE-p2) - What is the term that people use in conversation for the "sysctl kern.osrelease version number" (e.g. 9.2-RELEASE) reported by uname? - How can I determine which "freebsd-update version number" I am running? - Is it possible for two computers to have the same "world" but different "freebsd-update" version numbers? For example when comparing an up-to-date 9.2-RC1 machine to an up-to-date 9.2-RELEASE machine? - When freebsd-update modifies the kernel in response to a security advisory, does the "sysctl kern.osrelease version number" change? If so, does the "sysctl kern.osrelease version number" then match the "freebsd-update version number"? - Are there other version numbers that describe the "FreeBSD Version" that I am running? Thank you! Chris
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