Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:59:27 +0400 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Replacing linux_base-fc-4_14 with linux_base-f10-10_1 Message-ID: <67796224@bb.ipt.ru> In-Reply-To: <20090907072932.6cc2e4d2@scorpio.seibercom.net> (Jerry's message of "Mon, 7 Sep 2009 07:29:32 -0400") References: <20090907072932.6cc2e4d2@scorpio.seibercom.net>
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On Mon, 7 Sep 2009 07:29:32 -0400 Jerry wrote: > I presently have linux_base-fc-4_14 installed on a FreeBSD-7.2 machine. > Would there be any benefit installing linux_base-f10-10_1 instead? I If it works for you, don't touch it. ;-) As for benefits: . use supported linux distributions (with security updates, etc.); . hardware acceleration _may_ work (strange but at some cases it works but not at others: googleearth works for me but has been reported by someone not to work). > believe I have to remove the linux_base-fc-4_14 installation first. Are > there any pitfalls, etc? I assume I would have to rebuild any ports > that depended on the older version after installing the newer one. There is some info at /usr/ports/UPDATING. > What version is the default for FreeBSD-8.0 that will soon be released? FreeBSD-8 uses linux -f10- infrastructure ports. -- WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
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