General
Just like any of the BSDs, OpenBSD can be upgraded by grabbing the latest builds and compiling them from the Internet. Below are the steps to perform this.
Note: This example uses the sparc64 architecture. Please be sure to select the appropriate one for your computer.
Using CVS
Here we need to use CVS to download the latest builds.
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cd /usr/src
cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.uk.openbsd.org:/cvs up -Pd
make -k cleandir
rm -rf /usr/obj/*
make obj |
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cd /usr/ports
cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.uk.openbsd.org:/cvs up -Pd
make index |
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cd /usr/src/etc/mtree
install -c -o root -g wheel -m 660 special /etc/mtree
install -c -o root -g wheel -m 444 4.4BSD.dist /etc/mtree
mtree -qdef /etc/mtree/4.4BSD.dist -p / -u
cd /usr/src/etc
env DESTDIR=/ make distrib-dirs |
Compiling the Kernel
The kernel needs to be recompiled with the updates.
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cd /usr/src/sys/arch/sparc64/conf/
config GENERIC
cd ../compile/GENERIC
make clean && make depend && make
cp /bsd /bsd.old
cp bsd /bsd
chown root:wheel /bsd
reboot |
Compile and Install the System
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cd /usr/src/
make build |
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cd /dev
cp /usr/src/etc/etc.sparc64/MAKEDEV ./
./MAKEDEV all |
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cd /usr/src/usr.sbin/httpd
make -f Makefile.bsd-wrapper distribution |
Install mergemaster to merge the new files with the old.
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cd /usr/ports/sysutils/mergemaster
make install clean
/usr/local/sbin/mergemaster
reboot |
Author: Stuart Mackie
stuart dot mackie at bcs dot org
