The xz(1) utility has been updated to a post-5.0.5 snapshot. [r263286]
OpenSSH has been updated to version 6.6p1. [r263970]
OpenSSL has - been updated to version 0.9.8za. [r267285]
As part of the release build, the + been updated to version 0.9.8za. [r267285]
Note to FreeBSD desktop users: please read this section + carefully, especially before upgrading ports that + depend on Xorg.
In April 2014, the FreeBSD Ports collection switched to a + newer version of Xorg that supports + KMS (Kernel Mode Setting).
Users upgrading from earlier versions of FreeBSD 9.x or + FreeBSD 8.x should be aware of several things regarding + Xorg:
+
When applications are built from the FreeBSD Ports
+ Collection or installed from the new_xorg
+ pkg(8) repository, the newer, KMS-aware version of
+ Xorg is used.
The KMS version of
+ Xorg does not switch back to
+ text mode after leaving the X desktop environment, and
+ the system console will not be visible. The new
+ vt(4) console driver supports graphic consoles and
+ keeps the console visible after X has exited. The
+ vt(4) driver must be compiled into the kernel.
+ A VT kernel configuration example
+ file is included in 9.3-RELEASE, but is not
+ compiled or enabled by default. See vt(4) and the
+ vt(4) wiki
+ page for additional information.
The older Xorg that does
+ not support KMS can still be
+ installed from the latest upstream
+ pkg(8) repository and the packages included on the
+ 9.3-RELEASE DVD.
However, it is important to note that some newer + applications require the newer + Xorg, and will not work with + the old version. The newer + Xorg is recommended, and + should be used unless not compatible with legacy + graphics cards.
To continue using the old version of
+ Xorg when building from the
+ FreeBSD Ports Collection, set
+ WITHOUT_NEW_XORG=yes in
+ make.conf(5).
Packages for KDE4 are not
+ available in the default (latest)
+ pkg(8) repository, however are available in the
+ new_xorg repository. See the announcement
+ email for details on how to use the
+ new_xorg repository.
As part of the release build, the etcupdate(8) utility will bootstrap the system, allowing etcupdate(8) to work after the first upgrade of a system. [r260891]
The release.sh
@@ -334,7 +375,7 @@
been updated to support multiple byte orders. Similar to
cap_mkdb(1), the services.db will
be created with proper endinanness as part of
- cross-architecture release builds. [r263028]
[amd64,i386] Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions
(and snapshots of the various security branches) are supported
using the freebsd-update(8) utility. The binary upgrade
@@ -348,7 +389,7 @@
/usr/src/UPDATING.
For more specific information about upgrading
instructions, see http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/9.3R/installation.html.
Upgrading FreeBSD should only be attempted after backing up all data and - configuration files.