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FreeBSD 4.8 RC2 / i386 Now Available

Posted by michael on from the better-than-ezra dept.

Dan writes "FreeBSD Release Engg. Team's Murray Stokely announces the availability of FreeBSD 4.8 RC2 for i386, he says that the alpha build is in progress. You can download 4.8 RC2 mini iso, install iso's, etc. from FreeBSD ftp site or from one of the mirror sites."

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  1. Re:I'm sure there will be confusion, so... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Next time, please try something a little more modern like Linux 2.5.65

    How do you know he wasn't?

    But then I've never really cracked the Linux upgrade from source thing. My FreeBSD upgrades consist of three commands, a long wait, and a reboot - a complete non-event. Last time one of the guys in the office needed to upgrade a Linux box all the office Linux gurus had to lend a hand for 2 days.

    So perhaps your "the kernel is out of date" assumption is a valid one.

  2. Re:I'm sure there will be confusion, so... by bluGill · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Let me know when linux 2.6 kernels are out. Until then I will leave the development kernels off my main desktop. Just like I leave the development freebsd kernels off my desktop.

    Nothing wrong with keeping up to date with the latest and greatest, but it ins't tested, and if it breaks report it and someone will fix it. Run something considered stable and there is a much better chance that nothing will break. Nothing breaking is critically important when you update from the net, and your net connection is through the machine you are updateing.