Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 21:19:35 +0200 From: Patrick Lamaiziere <patfbsd@davenulle.org> To: Ed Flecko <edflecko@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Confused about keeping system up to date Message-ID: <20101005211935.7e82acb3@davenulle.org> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTim6HoO93OFD-tbjz7o8gXmTbNnnUyYeu1MkSm6o@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTim6HoO93OFD-tbjz7o8gXmTbNnnUyYeu1MkSm6o@mail.gmail.com>
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Le Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:55:50 -0700, Ed Flecko <edflecko@gmail.com> a écrit : Hello, > 1.) I want to follow the 8.1 errata branch, which (after rebuilding) > pretty much just applies any released patches, right? Yes > 2.) I want the entry in my supfile to read: tag=RELENG_8_1_0 - or > tag=RELENG_8.1_0 ? You must use RELENG_8_1 see http://www.freebsd.org/releng/ RELENG_8_1 is the errata branch for FreeBSD 8.1 RELENG_8_1_0 is the tag for the released FreeBSD 8.1, so without any patch applied since the release. > 5.) If I'm just trying to keep my system up to date as far as applying > security patches, should I just follow the directions in the security > patch notes to apply it, or should I update via cvsup (or csup, etc.) > and rebuild the system? I guess what I'm asking is: when, if ever (?) > should you just apply patches or should you always update, rebuild, > etc.??? You can follow the directions, csup + rebuild + and reinstall all the system (or just the kernel if the problem is a kernel one), or use freebsd-update(8) for binary update. Regards.
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