Re: Keeping the system up to date

From: Philip Paeps (philip+usenet_at_paeps.cx)
Date: 10/23/05 

Date: 23 Oct 2005 20:32:39 GMT

Sam <gnusam@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've found explanations to keep the "ports" up to date with CVSup, but
> rather nothing in detail for the /usr/src itself (let's say: the base
> system).

Exactly the same way as the ports: using cvsup. But instead of portupgrade,
you just build and reinstall the world and the kernel.

> Where is the Holy Grail I'll type in the shell to keep my system as updated
> as possible?

Read chapter 20 in the Handbook:

  <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html>

You probably want to track -STABLE.

 - Philip 

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