On Jun 26, 2007, at 10:40 AM, Jose Luis Alarcon Sanchez wrote:
I am FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE user. i'm learning FreeBSD.
Some times, i see people have a system named 6.2-RELEASE-pxx, where
xx is a number. I know that -pxx are security patches, or not only
security and too are patches for solve bugs?.
The security branch only includes security and critical bugfixes, not
minor changes, new features, or performance improvements.
My dude is: is very convenient have upgraded the kernel to this
patches. I'm a home user, not a bussiness. Nothing "important"
depend on my system.
My second dude is: how is the "upgrade" process?, are there this patch
files in any concrete web site and the user must download it and
apply?,
are there any "automatized" mechanism for get it?.
There are several ways to update the system, depending on whether you
want to get binary updates via freebsd-update mechanism, or update
via CSUP/CVSUP which requires a manual rebuild of the system
sources. Read the fine Handbook, it's documented there in more
detail than is convenient to repeat in email.
One last question, what is the number of the last patch applied?.
That changes over time, see:
http://www.freebsd.org/security/
...the most recent advisory (07:04.file) brings 6.2 to "6.2-RELEASE-p5".
--
-Chuck
_______________________________________________
freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
