Re: I just installed openbsd 3.4 and I think I bit off more than I can chew

["Greg Thomas" <getbsd@dslextreme.com>]

> I installed openbsd 3.4 via network install. I did not install X sets.
> This is to become a server- web, mail, smtp, pop & webmail for maybe 20
> users.
> First issue is I need to apply patches. To be be blunt I dont have a
> clue how to patch. I am looking at this url
> http://openbsd.org/faq/faq10.html#Patches
> I have installed wget on the server but used lynx to download 3.4.tar.gz
> (all patches for system to date, I think)
>
> The matter of retrieving source code before patching has me quite
> confused. /usr/src/ is empty. What exact source code do I need to
> install to apply all patches?

You need to download and unarchive src.tar.gz and sys.tar.gz, these have
the source for userland and the kernel.  Then apply your patches.

Then see http://www.openbsd.org/anoncvs.html if you'd rather keep up to
date without dealing with patches.

Greg