Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 13:34:46 +0200 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Anselm Strauss <amsibamsi@gmail.com> Subject: Re: 7.0-RELEASE + newer kernel Message-ID: <200805011334.47200.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <C6130488-FE34-43D1-8719-5CA53681C4F6@gmail.com> References: <C6130488-FE34-43D1-8719-5CA53681C4F6@gmail.com>
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On Thursday 01 May 2008 13:17:03 Anselm Strauss wrote: > The reasons why I hesitate to upgrade to 7.0-STABLE are: > > - freebsd-update won't work anymore. How do I then get informed about > security updates? Using your favorite RSS reader and subscribe to: http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories.rdf > - Can't install distributions with sysinstall anymore. Do I just > compile everything from source? Yes (to distributions, no to ports), but you have to upgrade by source to -STABLE to begin with, unless you want to go the hard way and bake a new CD/DVD. > - How do I actually update from release to stable? I have to compile > everything myself from the sources, right? As well as for any update? The handbook has an entire section for this: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html -- Mel Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules and never get to the software part.
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