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Date:      Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:27:45 -0500
From:      Diego Arias <dak.col@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        zaxis <z_axis@163.com>
Subject:   Re: How can i know if the freebsd kernel need to be updated ?
Message-ID:  <AANLkTinGLNT0qxldLYMUDLylj7JD4uhEFKVL3B-oxSm5@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4439vmdvn8.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
References:  <29147737.post@talk.nabble.com> <4439vmdvn8.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>

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On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Lowell Gilbert <
freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> wrote:

> 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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Or just use freebsd-update fetch

-- 
mmm, interesante.....



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