Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 19:24:58 -0500 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions !!!!" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Noob question .... Message-ID: <543F105A.1090704@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <20141016020025.27547cc0.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <543F041D.7030206@hiwaay.net> <20141016013646.34d542e6.freebsd@edvax.de> <543F0863.60205@hiwaay.net> <20141016020025.27547cc0.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 10/15/14 19:00, Polytropon wrote: <snip> > There isn't much work to do: freebsd-update does it out of the box. > Just keep in mind that you can only use it to track -RELEASE, either > follow the -RELEASE branch and add security updates, or increase the > -RELEASE version number. Dealing with a custom kernel is also > possible, but as few "custom additions" you have, the happier > freebsd-update will be. :-) > https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html > See 24.2.3. for details about program invocation. *Booooyah* !!!! That web page mentions keeping a GENERIC kernel in /boot/GENERIC. I have *NO* plans to start using custom kernels, but if I cracked up & decided to, what exactly needs to be copied into /boot/GENERIC ? Just checking -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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