[SDBUG] Considering switch Fedora Core 4 to OpenBSD

[Ben Lovett]

On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 01:02:54AM -0400, Peter Leftwich wrote:
> Hey, simply and straight-forwardly, how is OpenBSD different than FreeBSD? 
> Can you still pkg_add -rf packages?  Is there a simple way (even GUI?) to 
> upgrade the kernel between version to newer version that does not require 
> experience with gcc/build/make/world etc...?  :)

There is `pkg_add -u' which can update (almost) every package you have
installed on your system. It relies on the PKG_PATH environment
variable to be set to a location where packages are held (like a FTP
mirror, local disk, CD-ROM).

You can update OpenBSD by using the normal installation media, and
chosing "Update" instead of install. This uses the standard
tarballs, but excludes the etc dist, since well.. That should be
merged manually. There are upgrade guides available here:

   http://www.openbsd.org/faq/

Under "Other Documents". If you haven't, I would also suggest you
look through the rest of the FAQ, as it contains quite a lot of good
information.

Hope that answers everything to your satisfaction. If not, I'll be
happy to refund your money. ;-)

--ben