Release or Stable 10.3 ?

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shahzaib mushtaq

2016-06-06 08:02:36 UTC

Hi,

We need to install Freebsd-10.3 on production environment, should we go
with 'Release' or 'Stable' version ?

Thanks in Advance !!

Regards.
Shahzaib

krad

2016-06-06 08:04:51 UTC

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There isn't a 10.3-STABLE just 10-STABLE. Currently 10-STABLE is somewhere
ahead of 10.3-RELEASE

Post by shahzaib mushtaq
Hi,
We need to install Freebsd-10.3 on production environment, should we go
with 'Release' or 'Stable' version ?
Thanks in Advance !!
Regards.
Shahzaib
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shahzaib mushtaq

2016-06-06 08:10:29 UTC

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Hi,

Thanks for quick response. This is what i am talking about :
http://prntscr.com/bcwtfj .

Could you please let me know which of the latest should i choose for
production ?

Regards.
Shahzaib

Post by krad
There isn't a 10.3-STABLE just 10-STABLE. Currently 10-STABLE is somewhere
ahead of 10.3-RELEASE

krad

2016-06-06 08:15:11 UTC

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10.3 release will be the recommended one i guess, however which you chose
is down to you and your requirements really.

Post by shahzaib mushtaq
Hi,
http://prntscr.com/bcwtfj .
Could you please let me know which of the latest should i choose for
production ?
Regards.
Shahzaib

Post by krad
There isn't a 10.3-STABLE just 10-STABLE. Currently 10-STABLE is
somewhere ahead of 10.3-RELEASE

shahzaib mushtaq

2016-06-06 08:20:29 UTC

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Hi,

Thanks a lot guys for clear answer as 'stable' word is really confusing
when it comes to choose between 'release' and 'stable' :) . Can we go with
its minimal installation version e.g bootonly iso with 200+MB size ? Should
that good to go instead of download full 2GB iso ?

Regards.
Shahzaib

RELEASE - is a release of FreeBSD, which you can upgrade with patchsets,
staying inside the 10.3 environment. STABLE branches are a development edge
of major branches, stating that the API is left unchanged and is compatible
with minor versions inside a major branch, while CURRENT branch may already
be very different.
So, I'd say not CURRENT nor STABLE branches are intended for production
use, yet they could be used like this ofcourse. You should install
X.Y-RELEASE and then freebsd-update it to latest patchset, in the end
getting X.Y-RELEASE-pZ system, which is the most production-intended
version.

Admin

2016-06-06 08:17:57 UTC

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RELEASE - is a release of FreeBSD, which you can upgrade with patchsets,
staying inside the 10.3 environment. STABLE branches are a development
edge of major branches, stating that the API is left unchanged and is
compatible with minor versions inside a major branch, while CURRENT
branch may already be very different.

So, I'd say not CURRENT nor STABLE branches are intended for production
use, yet they could be used like this ofcourse. You should install
X.Y-RELEASE and then freebsd-update it to latest patchset, in the end
getting X.Y-RELEASE-pZ system, which is the most production-intended
version.

Brandon J. Wandersee

2016-06-06 12:20:53 UTC

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Post by shahzaib mushtaq
Hi,
Thanks a lot guys for clear answer as 'stable' word is really confusing
when it comes to choose between 'release' and 'stable' :) . Can we go with
its minimal installation version e.g bootonly iso with 200+MB size ? Should
that good to go instead of download full 2GB iso ?
Regards.
Shahzaib

The system that is installed will always be the same---a complete
FreeBSD installation is about 800Mb in size. The different installation
media just provide different installation methods. "Bootonly" downloads
the system over the Internet and installs it; the standard images
contain the system; the large, 2Gb image contains the system, plus a
frozen snapshot of the package repository, so you can install
application packages from it if you don't have a reliable Internet
connection.

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:: Brandon J. Wandersee
:: ***@gmail.com
:: --------------------------------------------------
:: 'The best design is as little design as possible.'
:: --- Dieter Rams ----------------------------------

Matthew Seaman

2016-06-07 13:42:33 UTC

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Post by shahzaib mushtaq
Could you please let me know which of the latest should i choose for
production ?

The rule of thumb is this:

Unless you have a specific reason to choose a different version, always
go for the latest available release, and don't forget to add any
security or errata patches.

Right now, that'll come out as 10.3-RELEASE-p5.

Cheers,

Matthew