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Subject: Uprading to 5.X from 4.X
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hi all, i keep seeing comments such as "upgrading across major versions is not recommended for mere mortals". so what the hell are 'mere mortals' such as myself supposed to do when we want to upgrade across major versions?

cheers

iain