-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joe Tseng wrote: > I'm still new to FreeBSD (coming from CentOS/Ubuntu) so this might be > something totally obvious to others... I know I can update ports by using > portsnap fetch/extract/update - does this update the kernel source as well? > How do I apply this new code? > > - Joe
Hi Joe, Welcome to the FreeBSD world! I am also a Linux convert and have had great success with FreeBSD over the past several years. I use the freebsd-update utility (http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+7.0-RELEASE&format=html) to perform binary upgrades on the servers that I manage. Be aware that it only supports upgrading GENERIC kernels. If you have a custom kernel, read the bottom of this post for information about how freebsd-update handles that: http://www.mavetju.org/mail/view_message.php?list=freebsd-stable&id=2642739 You can use freebsd-update to upgrade FreeBSD minor releases as well as major releases. Check out these blog postings for more information: http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2007-11-10-freebsd-minor-version-upgrade.html http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2007-11-11-freebsd-major-version-upgrade.html Best of luck, and post back to this mailing list with additional questions that you might have. Best regards, Greg - -- Greg Larkin http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - The Power To Serve http://www.sourcehosting.net/ - Ready. Set. Code. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFI06m00sRouByUApARAmpSAJ9VbW/J8u20IfU1ze5NnK1ftYgwiwCgxARM fnckD+dNqFAeHaLIxQuH8Ck= =ZkmK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
