On Mon, 7 Sep 2009 07:29:32 -0400 Jerry wrote: > I presently have linux_base-fc-4_14 installed on a FreeBSD-7.2 machine. > Would there be any benefit installing linux_base-f10-10_1 instead? I
If it works for you, don't touch it. ;-) As for benefits: . use supported linux distributions (with security updates, etc.); . hardware acceleration _may_ work (strange but at some cases it works but not at others: googleearth works for me but has been reported by someone not to work). > believe I have to remove the linux_base-fc-4_14 installation first. Are > there any pitfalls, etc? I assume I would have to rebuild any ports > that depended on the older version after installing the newer one. There is some info at /usr/ports/UPDATING. > What version is the default for FreeBSD-8.0 that will soon be released? FreeBSD-8 uses linux -f10- infrastructure ports. -- WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
