Re: Updating parts of the system..
Hi! I was wondering if it was feasible to update just parts of the FreeBSD system without updating the whole thing...for instance the recent OpenSSL update - is it possible to update just OpenSSL on say a FreeBSD 4.3 box without updating the whole system? If the update is w.r.t a FreeBSD security advisory, then it is generally possible to update just the faulty part of the system. This involves downloading a patch from FreeBSD FTP server, applying it to your existing sources and rebuilding the necessary parts of the system. The exact instructions are given within the security advisory itself. HOWEVER: the patches are not guaranteed to work on a version as old as 4.3. The oldest version which seems to be currently supported by FreeBSD security officer is 4.6. Another thing to consider is that sometimes you'll need to build the entire world + kernel after applying the patch anyway. This is the case with FreeBSD-SA-03:02 (the recent OpenSSL advisory). In such case I personally find it more sensible to cvsup the sources to latest RELENG_4_X and rebuild the world + kernel from there. -- Toomas Aas | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.raad.tartu.ee/~toomas/ * Someday we'll look back on all this and plow into a parked car. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Updating parts of the system..
I was wondering if it was feasible to update just parts of the FreeBSD system without updating the whole thing...for instance the recent OpenSSL update - is it possible to update just OpenSSL on say a FreeBSD 4.3 box without updating the whole system? From what I have read it doesn't look to be possible, (outside of installing from ports, but I want to upgrade what actually came with the FreeBSD install) but I just wanted to check with the experts. Thanks! Stephen Hoover Dallas, Texas To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Updating parts of the system..
On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 03:33:21PM -0600, Stephen Hoover wrote: I was wondering if it was feasible to update just parts of the FreeBSD system without updating the whole thing...for instance the recent OpenSSL update - is it possible to update just OpenSSL on say a FreeBSD 4.3 box without updating the whole system? From what I have read it doesn't look to be possible, (outside of installing from ports, but I want to upgrade what actually came with the FreeBSD install) but I just wanted to check with the experts. It's not supported in general, but if you know what you're doing you can often do it. The upgrade instructions in the security advisory may be useful. Kris pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
