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Staying Current with NetBSD

Posted by michael on from the when-apt-get-dist-upgrade-isn't-available dept.

BSDForums writes "Open source never stands still. Even the flexible and mature BSDs are continuing to evolve. In this article, Michael Lucas looks at the NetBSD upgrade process, demonstrating the most common steps to stay abreast of the current source code. This article isn't a comprehensive tutorial that covers every possible situation; rather, it covers the most common situation: updating your source with CVS, building that source code, and installing it on the build machine."

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  1. I tried to follow the instructions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But I couldn't get my PDP-11 to bootstrap using the tape image they provided. Are they still having trouble with the more recent firmware versions (I upgraded to the newest one from June 1979), or do you still have to have at least two terminals connected for it to work?

    Also, is there TCP/IP support in this version? UUCP doesn't interoperate very well with our windows systems.