Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:11:49 +0200 From: Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de> To: "Heimes, Rene" <rh@com-con.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Diff between -Release and -Stable? [Was : No Subject] Message-ID: <3B25DCD5.8C87652C@i-clue.de> References: <F54B610C5BFDE546BBA2F6CC595ACC75093BDB@Exchange2000.com-con.ag>
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[Providing a subject increases the chance for a timely answer.] "Heimes, Rene" schrieb: > > what is the difference between x.x-RELEASE and STABLE > how do i get a stable version? Hell, I wanted to point fingers to a FAQ or Handbook entry, but it just is not there. Anybody? Stable is a continuously maintained version, which gets updated almost daily. You can get -stable from various servers using CVS, CVSup and other tools. Release is a specific point in time of the stable branch, which gets pressed to CD-ROM. Just before the masters are built, -stable gets tested more than usual, which makes -release even more stable than stable ;*). You can get obtain a stable version as described in the handbook -- look for http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html. This implies you have to have a running version before, which usually is done by installing a -release version from any of the various installation tools. HTH -Christoph Sold To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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