Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:45:47 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: zaxis <z_axis@163.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How can i know if the freebsd kernel need to be updated ? Message-ID: <4439vmdvn8.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <29147737.post@talk.nabble.com> (zaxis's message of "Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:12:12 -0700 (PDT)") References: <29147737.post@talk.nabble.com>
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zaxis <z_axis@163.com> writes: > Now i use the following commands to maintain my freebsd box. > >>portsnap fetch update >>pkg_version -vIL= >>portupgrade -R xxx > > It works great for software installed through ports. However, how can i know > if the kernel needs to be updated ? That procedure *only* updates your ports. Unless you do something else to update the base system (e.g., csup or freebsd-update), you won't need to update the kernel.
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