On 29/09/2011 18:45, Denny Schierz wrote: > There was also no solution for this problem. I think it has something to do > with the release I run: > > 8.2-STABLE FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE #0: Thu Jul 7 13:20:14 CEST 2011 >
8.2-STABLE isn't a release. It's from a development branch. You need to download sources in some fashion and rebuild the system yourself if you're going to track STABLE. There are numerous ways of pulling down the FreeBSD sources, well documented in the Handbook. The Handbook also covers building and updating your system by compiling those sources. The Handbook is your friend. If you want a more Debian-like experience, then you need to be running an actual released version of the OS. Releases are called things like 8.2-RELEASE-p2 In general, if it doesn't have 'RELEASE' in the name then it isn't one, and usually it won't be supported through freebsd-update(8). (Exceptions are -BETAx and -RCx (release candidate) versions generated for testing by freebsd-update users during the release process, but those only have a very limited lifespan.) Unfortunately to get from -STABLE to -RELEASE and to have that work with freebsd-update(8), you will basically have to reinstall your system from install media downloaded from one of the FreeBSD FTP sites. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matt...@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW
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