Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:35:59 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> To: Giorgos Tsiapaliokas <terietor@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd releases?!?!?!(confused) Message-ID: <4C0B7A0F.4070304@otenet.gr> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTilEBUW9ybjB0EiwlFzPLGVK8QreXDJPJKnTN3hX@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTilEBUW9ybjB0EiwlFzPLGVK8QreXDJPJKnTN3hX@mail.gmail.com>
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On 06/06/2010 1:27 μ.μ., Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > hello, > > i was using gentoo linux and i have install FBSD 8.0 in my second machine.. > > i have read the handbooks but i cannot understand which version of FBSD i > have. > i mean i know that i have 8.0 but i have the stable or the unstable > version??? > and what is going on with the mirrors? > Try uname -a You probably have 8.0-RELEASE, this is an officially released version suitable for servers and desktops alike. There is also 8-STABLE, this is a version in progress which is actually very stable and usable and may provide features missing from RELEASE (which you may need for some reason or other). Since you are a beginner, I suggest you stay with RELEASE for the time being.
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