Re: security updates

[Norberto Meijome <freebsd_(_at_)_meijome_(_dot_)_net>]

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:09:01 +0200
jdd sur free <jdanield_(_at_)_free_(_dot_)_fr> wrote:

> Hello :-)
> I'm new to freeBSD, so forgive me if my question is boring :-(
[...]

Welcome jjd!
> 
> so then, my question: what about security updates? with openSUSE I 
> have an automatic update. For freeBSD, I didn't find anything on this 
> archive list and the google search sent me to old doc (2003)
> 
> http://www.daemonology.net/freebsd-update/binup.html
> 

Kernel + Base :
If you use the GENERIC kernel, freebsd-update will work great. It is part of the 7.x series, man freebsd-update :)

in pre-7 versions, i think you could install it from ports.

If you are past GENERIC, then you should read http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html 

Ports : 
you should read 
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html
and
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/portsnap.html

Good luck,
b
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