patches for the 6.2-RELEASE kernel

Hi Folks.

I am FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE user. i'm learning FreeBSD.

Some times, i see people have a system named
6.2-RELEASE-pxx, where
xx is a number. I know that -pxx are security patches, or
not only
security and too are patches for solve bugs?.

My dude is: is very convenient have upgraded the kernel to
this
patches. I'm a home user, not a bussiness. Nothing
"important"
depend on my system.

My second dude is: how is the "upgrade" process?,
are there this patch
files in any concrete web site and the user must download it
and apply?,
are there any "automatized" mechanism for get
it?.

One last question, what is the number of the last patch
applied?.

Thanks you very much, in advance.

Regards.

Jose. 

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On Tue, Jun 26, 2007 at 07:03:05PM +0200, Jose Luis Alarcon
Sanchez wrote:

> Hi Folks.
> 
> I am FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE user. i'm learning FreeBSD.
> 
> Some times, i see people have a system named
6.2-RELEASE-pxx, where
> xx is a number. I know that -pxx are security patches,
or not only
> security and too are patches for solve bugs?.
> 
> My dude is: is very convenient have upgraded the kernel
to this
> patches. I'm a home user, not a bussiness. Nothing
"important"
> depend on my system.
> 
> My second dude is: how is the "upgrade"
process?, are there this patch
> files in any concrete web site and the user must
download it and apply?,
> are there any "automatized" mechanism for get
it?.

Check out csup (previously called cvsup) in the handbook.
Then csup your system to  RELENG_6_2  or even  RELENG_6
and your ports to the latest.

Then do all the makes and mergemaster just like the handbook
says
and then rebuild your ports and it will have the latest of
everything.

The handbook is available online at the FreeBSD web site or,
if you
installed the documentation - which you should have - it is
on your
local machine at:
   
file:///usr/share/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.h
tml

Here is the relevant portion of my supfile for csup:

 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - -

  *default host=cvsup.FreeBSD.org
  *default base=/var/db
  *default prefix=/usr
  *default tag=RELENG_6
  *default release=cvs 
  *default delete use-rel-suffix
   
  *default compress
   
  ## Main Source Tree.
  # The easiest way to get the main source tree is to use
the "src-all"
  # mega-collection.  It includes all of the individual
"src-*" collections.

  src-all
  
  ports-all tag=.
   
  doc-all tag=.
   
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - -

Call it as:      csup -g -L 2 my-supfile

I think the params are the same

////jerry


> 
> One last question, what is the number of the last patch
applied?.


> 
> Thanks you very much, in advance.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> Jose. 
> 
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 Le 26/06/2007 à 16:18:36-0400, Jerry McAllister a écrit
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2007 at 07:03:05PM +0200, Jose Luis
Alarcon Sanchez wrote:
> 
> > Hi Folks.
> > 
> > I am FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE user. i'm learning
FreeBSD.
> > 
> > Some times, i see people have a system named
6.2-RELEASE-pxx, where
> > xx is a number. I know that -pxx are security
patches, or not only
> > security and too are patches for solve bugs?.
> > 
> > My dude is: is very convenient have upgraded the
kernel to this
> > patches. I'm a home user, not a bussiness. Nothing
"important"
> > depend on my system.
> > 
> > My second dude is: how is the "upgrade"
process?, are there this patch
> > files in any concrete web site and the user must
download it and apply?,
> > are there any "automatized" mechanism
for get it?.
> 
> Check out csup (previously called cvsup) in the
handbook.
> Then csup your system to  RELENG_6_2  or even 
RELENG_6
> and your ports to the latest.

For the ports it's better to use portsnap. It's work very
fine.

Be carreful with RELENG_6 it's stable version (something
like unstable in
Debian). But if it's for your home computer you can use-it.

Regards.
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Observatoire de Paris Meudon
SIO batiment 15
Heure local/Local time:
Mer 27 jui 2007 13:30:55 CEST
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 Le 28/06/2007  13:22:11+0200, Jose Luis Alarcon Sanchez a
écrit
> 
> Thank very much for your reply.
> 
You'r welcome.

> For the ports i use portsnap + portmanager. I am very
"comfortable" with
> this "team" and i get keep easily my ports up
to date.
> 
> I think i understand the diference between stable
(RELENG_6) and release
> (RELENG_6_2). If i decide "upgrade" my
6.2-RELEASE, it will to the current
> (RELENG_7)?, cos with my home computer, nothing to
loose and much to learn.

No, after you install a Release version (for exemple you
burn a ISO and
install FreeBSD 6.2) you can

Make classics update to fix security problem but you don't
want new
features (typicaly on a sever)

	--> You use RELENG_6_2

You want use Stable version. That's mean some new features,
but not big
difference (like kernel difference) etc... (typicaly you
home-pc if you're
some power-user and you like have new version every day ) )

	--> You use RELENG_6

> 
> What state of "usability" have just now
FreBSD 7.0 CURRENT?. Can i do the
> upgrade using csup?.

if you want participate (event just like for make test and
make report) you
can use HEAD.

I'm never use -current not because the "usability"
(I don't known...I never
use it), but because all my computer need to be run
perfectly (lots of
server etc.)

I can say the with STABLE (RELENG_6 actually) during 5 years
the're one
time it's don't work (pb with nic) but one day later after a
new cycle
(cvsup build-world etc.) everthing work fine.

> 
> Thanks very much, in advance.

No problem.

HTH.

Regards.

--
Albert SHIH
Observatoire de Paris Meudon
SIO batiment 15
Téléphone : 01 45 07 76 26
Heure local/Local time:
Thu Jun 28 15:17:49 CEST 2007
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