Hour 11. Updating FreeBSD
Like all other operating systems, new versions and updates of FreeBSD are released on a periodic basis. These updates and new versions are necessary for several reasons. Some of these reasons include
Patching security problems that are found.
Keeping up with advances in technology.
Adding support for new hardware.
Minor upgrades to FreeBSD are released fairly often (usually around every three months or so). Major versions (for example, FreeBSD 5.0 versus FreeBSD 6.0) are released, on average, once every year or so. With FreeBSD, you can update your system as often as you wish without ever having to buy another CD. Updates can be downloaded from the Internet. In this hour, you will learn
Why there are two different FreeBSD ...
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