Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:36:13 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Stephen Hoover <shooverfbn@442spot.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Updating parts of the system.. Message-ID: <20030228213613.GB87764@rot13.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <00e801c2df71$047ca010$6702a8c0@cutlass442> References: <00e801c2df71$047ca010$6702a8c0@cutlass442>
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--IrhDeMKUP4DT/M7F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 03:33:21PM -0600, Stephen Hoover wrote: > I was wondering if it was feasible to update just parts of the FreeBSD > system without updating the whole thing...for instance the recent OpenSSL > update - is it possible to update just OpenSSL on say a FreeBSD 4.3 box > without updating the whole system? From what I have read it doesn't look to > be possible, (outside of installing from ports, but I want to upgrade what > actually came with the FreeBSD install) but I just wanted to check with the > experts. It's not supported in general, but if you know what you're doing you can often do it. The upgrade instructions in the security advisory may be useful. Kris --IrhDeMKUP4DT/M7F Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+X9ZMWry0BWjoQKURAqihAKDIk2Nqdb0GtE2vmmDd0RYbpUtlNACcD1sO HNh6r5BqNhHD2h3Ucks3QzQ= =9vCT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --IrhDeMKUP4DT/M7F-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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