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Keeping OpenBSD Up to Date with syspatch

How syspatch applies binary security patches to OpenBSD's base system, how to list and roll them back, and why it won't take you to…

4 February 2025 4 min read

FreeBSD

How to patch the FreeBSD base system with freebsd-update, why it's separate from pkg upgrades, and how to automate security patch checks with cron.

17 January 2025 4 min read

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