From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 22 13:46:14 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A205BAC for ; Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:46:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@my.gd) Received: from mail-wi0-x22a.google.com (mail-wi0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c05::22a]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1657D8FC12 for ; Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:46:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f170.google.com with SMTP id hq7so2520557wib.1 for ; Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:46:12 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:references:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding:content-type:message-id:cc:x-mailer:from :subject:date:to:x-gm-message-state; bh=GsLEo2fjKsUkSil3ken/8qkl1SjWs98TIFQRLDLowag=; b=fdeBIWQWARz1WechUvlaRc+dIz2DNiHD7z2FfuKZtt1O6l8t+cR0llDemgrl0dsXB9 JrBBz3pxPYssSVDQmbshfXzBAIZUMXokBIJDgO5caedzWFBI941r+mZjI674e6gaRhfd zp8w7os3UTXdqKapu6Nqot709SNAKfDMOLR3ktcWxxLYXSV/Dt4DzxnK4ibNydl9fnbk Uq5+hV79wzsNzqoPyJl6XptUV04wGcbHK5K0dI7lDDriHlqnAmUGG2GJ+SMSDLWksmdQ e+OTHES8AvMpXTS12Ma/cCzVhS+DGUPA9nfbBNas9/xJk9dCt1vufHYzw3s8ckckljFU ZtIw== X-Received: by 10.194.61.105 with SMTP id o9mr28616259wjr.8.1356183972746; Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:46:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.49.223.8] ([92.90.20.74]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id p2sm23328149wic.7.2012.12.22.05.46.11 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:46:11 -0800 (PST) References: <50D465F7.1070408@a1poweruser.com> <50D4A193.6040707@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <50D4A193.6040707@a1poweruser.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: <3969C0C2-395E-4030-A4D7-20D49182019F@my.gd> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9A405) From: Damien Fleuriot Subject: Re: uname -r output values? Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:45:21 +0100 To: Fbsd8 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQlh2QMHFKpgq0ETYp10swxKZzBI3TXxY1DYl4UZNdR2d4yQH4dd8B2OSqMar1NL8E/a2BCm Cc: FreeBSD Questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:46:14 -0000 On 21 Dec 2012, at 18:51, Fbsd8 wrote: > Fleuriot Damien wrote: >=20 >> On Dec 21, 2012, at 2:36 PM, Fbsd8 wrote: >>> When issuing the uname -r command what are the different values possible= to expect? >>>=20 >>> So far I have this list. >>>=20 >>> Where X.X =3D major release . Sub release numbers >>> Where y =3D number 1 through 9 >>>=20 >>> X.X-BETAy >>> X.X-RCy >>> X.X-RELEASE >>> X.X-RELEASE-py >>> X.X-PRERELEASE >>> X.X-CURRENT >> mybsd dam ~ >> $ uname -r >> 8.2-STABLE >=20 > How did you create this 8.2-STABLE system? >=20 > I don't see any .iso file for=20 Instructions given already by Devin. Basically, STABLE is a good compromise between running the latest version (1= 0-CURRENT if you're on 9, or 9.x if you're on 8), and running a RELEASE that= gets updated very slowly. I've never had bad surprises with STABLE and encourage running it instead of= RELEASE if you want the latest patches. Note that on occasion, STABLE will be replaced by BETA or RC. For example 8.2-STABLE became 8.3-RC1 at some point, then 8.3-RC1 ceased to e= xist altogether and was renamed to 8.3-STABLE (discounting any other release= candidates here).