Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 23:11:01 -0800 From: Joe Laughlin <joe@rainbowsheep.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: update strategies Message-ID: <3DF04D85.3020102@rainbowsheep.net> References: <5FCDFD3A-08CB-11D7-86ED-003065A9024A@ish.com.au>
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Aristedes Maniatis wrote: > I'm new here, and I've been lurking to look for answers. You seem like a > friendly bunch, so I'll ask my question. > > It appears that there are two strategies for updating FreeBSD systems: > > * cvsup the latest STABLE release on a regular basis > * get the CD release (4.6, 4.7, etc) snapshots periodically and update > from that either with binaries or compiled from source > > I am curious about what most people do. For a server where stability is > important, I obviously don't want to buildworld once a week, but it is > also important to keep on top of bug reports and security holes. I don't think it's necessary to recompile the whole world if you're just worried about a security hole with one small portion. Just recompile/install that part. Unless it's a big change, it shouldn't cause any problems. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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