From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 18 06:00:13 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3993116A4B3 for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 06:00:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lakemtao04.cox.net (lakemtao04.cox.net [68.1.17.241]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B4F443F3F for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 06:00:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from A.J.Caines@halplant.com) Received: from mail.halplant.com ([68.98.167.210]) by lakemtao04.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20030918130011.YZOI29227.lakemtao04.cox.net@mail.halplant.com> for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:00:11 -0400 Received: by mail.halplant.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 1B0DA34; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:00:10 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:00:10 -0400 From: Andrew J Caines To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030918130009.GQ410@hal9000.halplant.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: H.A.L. Plant X-PGP-Fingerprint: C59A 2F74 1139 9432 B457 0B61 DDF2 AA61 67C3 18A1 X-Powered-by: FreeBSD 4.9-PRERELEASE X-URL: http://halplant.com:88/ X-Yahoo-Profile: AJ_Z0 Importance: Normal User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Subject: Re: New to stable! X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Andrew J Caines List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 13:00:13 -0000 X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 13:00:13 -0000 Mam, > I'm new to FreeBSD and is going to setup an server! I'm sure you're going to have fun. > 1. Should install appliaction through ports (as newest version) > or should I do it through package from releg4.freebsd.org?? Ports. This way you get to build the software with your options [see make.conf(5) and pkgtools.conf(5)]. First install sysutils/portupgrade: # cd /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade/ # make install Next, use portupgrade to install and update you packages, eg. # portupgrade --new --recursive --verbose security/sudo # portupgrade --new --upward-recursive --recursive --sudo \ --uninstall --verbose --make-env -DWITH_GTK2 www/mozilla-firebird Note that pkgtools.conf is part of portupgrade, not the base system, and enables you to do detailed ports configuration and leave make.conf for global parameters. > 2. I got kernel 4.9PRERELEASE when I use RELENG_4 in cvsup. That's because you got your STABLE sources near to a release. The name changes during this period before going back to "STABLE", however it's all still the -STABLE branch. Take a look at the Release Information[1]. > Isn't that more unstable?? More unstable than...? The STABLE branch typically works perfectly for almost everyone almost all the time. Because the code does change, occasionally things break - usually at build rather than run time. You're already subscribed to the right list, so you should have a good idea if anyone is experiencing any problems. > Isn't better if I just change to RELENG_4_8 foir nwo until 4.9 gets a > stable snapshot??? No. The "security" branches exist for folks who install RELEASEs and don't want to track -STABLE to get critical fixes. Stick with STABLE. [1] http://www.freebsd.org/releases/index.html -Andrew- -- _______________________________________________________________________ | -Andrew J. Caines- Unix Systems Engineer A.J.Caines@halplant.com | | "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary | | safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 |