Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 11:54:54 +0300 From: Jim Xochellis <dxoch@escape.gr> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: About Patches Message-ID: <5BC51B1E-A558-11D7-B54A-003065C4E486@escape.gr>
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Hi List, I need to apply some security patches to my FreeBSD(i386) 4.7-RELEASE box and I am concerned about the possibility that I could actually harm my system while trying to apply this patches. (I am not a Unix guru actually) 1) Do I have to apply the security patches in a specific order? 2) Is there a chance were a patch requires a previous one? (In my case some patches are not applicable) 3) What if the code is not in the state that the patch requires? (For instance if I have updated that port) 4) Are the patches clever enough to protect me from harming my system? 5) Is there a safe way to undo a patch? Thank you very much for your time Jim Xochellis
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