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 Jun 26, 2007, at 10:40 AM, Jose Luis Alarcon Sanchez
wrote:
> 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?.

The security branch only includes security and critical
bugfixes, not  
minor changes, new features, or performance improvements.

> 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?.

There are several ways to update the system, depending on
whether you  
want to get binary updates via freebsd-update mechanism, or
update  
via CSUP/CVSUP which requires a manual rebuild of the system
 
sources.  Read the fine Handbook, it's documented there in
more  
detail than is convenient to repeat in email.

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

That changes over time, see:

   http://www.freebsd.o
rg/security/

...the most recent advisory (07:04.file) brings 6.2 to
"6.2-RELEASE-p5".

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 Le 26/06/2007 à 19:40:29+0200, Jose Luis Alarcon Sanchez a
écrit
> 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?.

You must update you source tree by using csup (it's
integrate in FreeBSD
now), with some config file like 

*default host=cvsup5.fr.freebsd.org compress
*default release=cvs
*default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup
*default prefix=/usr
*default delete use-rel-suffix
*default tag=RELENG_6_2
src-all

After that you can read the file

/usr/src/UPDATING

wich containt the problem each patch level fix. And it's
your «job» to
known if this problem affect you.

> 
> 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.

I think you're Linux user  

The source tree containt all systeme. What's mean the kernel
and the
userland (like cd/ls/etc.). 

Well you need to known if the patch-level is affect the
userland or/and
kernel.

But if you've a modern PC, you can make world. For that you
can do:

	cd /usr/src
	make -DNO_PROFILE buildworld
	make buildkernel (add KERNELCONF=you_config_name, if you've
custom kernel
		  config)

	make installkernel (add KERNELCONF= etc....)
	reboot

when you'r in boot menu choose item 4 for boot in single
mode

when you obtaint something like shell press Return, you are
in single mode
with only / mounted.

Type :

	mount -a -t ufs

	cd /usr/src
	make -DNO_PROFILE installworld (this thing install all
userland)
	mergemaster (this thing make all etc_file in /tmp and do a
big diff
		and ask you if you want install the new file or keep the
		old one).

	logout

After that you have a fresh kernel, and fresh userland. 

Hope that's help 

Regards.

--
Albert SHIH
Observatoire de Paris Meudon
SIO batiment 15
Heure local/Local time:
Mer 27 jui 2007 13:18:13 CEST
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