Re: Keeping Updated

2009-05-07 Thread Steve Bertrand
Paul Stewart wrote: > I guess I'm kinda wondering the "condensed quick version" of what people are > typically doing to keep their system updated from source without making life > difficult ;) Yes, I've been reading through various things to get myself > updated to newer info but there's also a l

Re: Keeping Updated

2009-05-06 Thread Andrew J. Caines
Paul, > I guess I'm kinda wondering the "condensed quick version" of what > people are typically doing to keep their system updated from source > without making life difficult ;) In addition to the reference already given, there is a concise description under "COMMON ITEMS" near the end of src/

Re: Keeping Updated

2009-05-06 Thread Tuomo Latto
Paul Stewart wrote: > This raises my first question - getting updating source. Where do I obtain > it from and how do I know when it's updated? I presume only during major > updates/upgrades and/or security issues is when the source tree ever > changes? Umm... No. Or depends on what you mean. http

Re: Keeping Updated

2009-05-06 Thread Freddie Cash
On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Paul Stewart wrote: > I guess I'm kinda wondering the "condensed quick version" of what people are > typically doing to keep their system updated from source without making life > difficult ;)  Yes, I've been reading through various things to get myself > updated t

Keeping Updated

2009-05-06 Thread Paul Stewart
Hi there. I'm sorry if this seems like a basic question but slowly drifting back to the FreeBSD world after 10 years away in the Linux world ;) After some consideration, I believe I still like the idea of source based updating versus binary. This raises my first question - getting updat