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On the other hand, upgrading OpenBSD to a new version is just about as easy as updating the packages on any other OS. If not easier! Also, yes, syspatch makes
by black_knight 8y ago
On the other hand, upgrading OpenBSD to a new version is just about as easy as updating the packages on any other OS. If not easier!
Also, yes, syspatch makes the paching between releases a five seconds task.
- 4ad 8y agoUnfortunately, OpenBSD normally requires booting into a special kernel for upgrading unless you do this: https://www.openbsd.org/faq/upgrade63.html#NoInstKern https://www.openbsd.org/faq/upgrade63.html#NoInstKern. This really makes it hard to use on AWS.
- asveikau 8y agoI agree it is tedious, however, I have found it is pretty simple to put those instructions in a shell script and use it across multiple machines.
- 4ad 8y agoMy problem is not that it is tedious, but that it is not a recommended configuration. Stuff might break, it's much less tested, etc.