Good Afternoon,
Working with FreeBSD in a VM until I can get my system maintenance skills down. Before you flame, I'm old. Yes I read. Yes I have extensive source code building experience (Gentoo linux).
I am using the "www.freebsdmadeasy.com" as my guide. It's for the 6.* series of FreeBSD, and I fear that it may be no longer 100% relevant for 8.1.
At issue is that I find the documentation for updating a Freebsd system confusing. I realize that there are many ways to update and rebuild an entire system from source, which I am wanting to do...
Other than the website mentioned, I do not find any concise guides that I will lead me step by step through a complete system upgrade/rebuild via source. I'm afraid that since my small strokes (I've had health issues)...my memory is not as reliable, thus my request for a step by stem type of guide from someone of experience.
I have not been able to successfully update a FreeBSD system using the online FreeBSD documentation. There are so many options it's too confusing to me.
If anyone has a procedure that they would be willing to share with me, or a different website that I'm not finding in google, I would be sincerely appreciative.
My Goal: To install the base FreeBSD system, then promptly update all the sources, rebuild the world, rebuild the kernel, and install the same. Then I'd like to be able to build the rest of the system on this current stable base.
The branch I'd like to track is the "stable" branch.
I'm sure the experienced FreeBSD community has several excellent methods. If someone would share these or provide me with a different website pointer I'd be appreciative.
Any assistance would be sincerely appreciated.
Sincerely,
Dave
Working with FreeBSD in a VM until I can get my system maintenance skills down. Before you flame, I'm old. Yes I read. Yes I have extensive source code building experience (Gentoo linux).
I am using the "www.freebsdmadeasy.com" as my guide. It's for the 6.* series of FreeBSD, and I fear that it may be no longer 100% relevant for 8.1.
At issue is that I find the documentation for updating a Freebsd system confusing. I realize that there are many ways to update and rebuild an entire system from source, which I am wanting to do...
Other than the website mentioned, I do not find any concise guides that I will lead me step by step through a complete system upgrade/rebuild via source. I'm afraid that since my small strokes (I've had health issues)...my memory is not as reliable, thus my request for a step by stem type of guide from someone of experience.
I have not been able to successfully update a FreeBSD system using the online FreeBSD documentation. There are so many options it's too confusing to me.
If anyone has a procedure that they would be willing to share with me, or a different website that I'm not finding in google, I would be sincerely appreciative.
My Goal: To install the base FreeBSD system, then promptly update all the sources, rebuild the world, rebuild the kernel, and install the same. Then I'd like to be able to build the rest of the system on this current stable base.
The branch I'd like to track is the "stable" branch.
I'm sure the experienced FreeBSD community has several excellent methods. If someone would share these or provide me with a different website pointer I'd be appreciative.
Any assistance would be sincerely appreciated.
Sincerely,
Dave