DaemonForums  

Go Back   DaemonForums > OpenBSD > OpenBSD Installation and Upgrading

OpenBSD Installation and Upgrading Installing and upgrading OpenBSD.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1   (View Single Post)  
Old 3rd June 2008
ai-danno's Avatar
ai-danno ai-danno is offline
Spam Deminer
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Boca Raton, Florida
Posts: 284
Default Running -stable and using packages

Forgive my ignorance on this- I'm inexperienced on this portion of OBSD... I normally run -release and use pkg_add with sources from online mirrors.

I was wanting to run -stable (-release plus patches) but still be able to use the same mirror sources I've been using for packages (which obviously have been working fine for me on -release installations.) I've read the FAQ and even gone through the misc@ archives, but feel a little more confused now than when I started looking into this.

Are the mirrors that have the packages only intending those packages to be pkg_add'ed on a -release installation? Or can I 'upgrade' (or is 'update' a better term?) the installation to -stable and still use these same packages?

I read that since 4.2 the -stable packages themselves are not being maintained due to lack of resources. But I don't know if I'd be mixing things that are not intended to be mixed, or if I'm worrying over nothing.
__________________
Network Firefighter
Reply With Quote
  #2   (View Single Post)  
Old 3rd June 2008
ocicat ocicat is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,318
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ai-danno View Post
the installation to -stable and still use these same packages?
The short answer is "yes".

There are no underlying library changes between -release & -stable, so using -release packages on a -stable system should present no problems.

As you already mentioned, the practice of providing security updates to the -stable ports tree is currently discontinued. This topic periodically flares up on misc@ inciting the masses, & didn't impress a member here when it came up a few weeks ago:

http://daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=507
Reply With Quote
  #3   (View Single Post)  
Old 3rd June 2008
BSDfan666 BSDfan666 is offline
Real Name: N/A, this is the interweb.
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2,223
Default

A -stable kernel can use -release packages because... there are no stable packages.

I have a few packages compiled locally though, for 4.3 that is.
Reply With Quote
  #4   (View Single Post)  
Old 4th June 2008
ocicat ocicat is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,318
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ai-danno View Post
I read that since 4.2 the -stable packages themselves are not being maintained due to lack of resources.
You may be interested in the following thread from ports@:

http://marc.info/?t=116237176200001&r=1&w=2

There is an effort by people outside of the project proper to resurrect -stable packages & ports. It's too early to deem this a success or failure, but you might want to monitor their work if you are interested.

FWIW.
Reply With Quote
  #5   (View Single Post)  
Old 4th June 2008
BSDfan666 BSDfan666 is offline
Real Name: N/A, this is the interweb.
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2,223
Default

It would be *really* cool if a fundraiser could be started for the revival of -stable ports..

Sadly I'm not in a financial position to start such a thing.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Running as a WPA-RADIUS AP? Sunnz OpenBSD Security 7 23rd September 2009 02:09 AM
Problem getting php running badguy OpenBSD General 7 22nd July 2009 03:34 PM
Running your own web server JMJ_coder General software and network 28 13th February 2009 01:15 AM
Required packages for running X enpey FreeBSD Ports and Packages 7 20th August 2008 09:16 AM
Problems running jdk-1.7 incripshin OpenBSD Packages and Ports 10 10th August 2008 05:54 PM


All times are GMT. The time now is 08:11 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content copyright © 2007-2010, the authors
Daemon image copyright ©1988, Marshall Kirk McKusick