Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:42:56 -0800 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Nerius Landys <nlandys@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading 7.1 to 7.3, use 7.2 as a safe step? Message-ID: <6CFE0F43-AFB2-43F4-954C-FB673F7C127B@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimtH6pXKsJP%2B8aeRzQTrJjpo3Eh_zxz_vExjOHa@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTimtH6pXKsJP%2B8aeRzQTrJjpo3Eh_zxz_vExjOHa@mail.gmail.com>
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On Feb 25, 2011, at 1:39 PM, Nerius Landys wrote: > For me, time can be spared, but errors should be avoided at all costs. > I have upgraded FreeBSD before, for example 7.0 -> 7.1. I use the > buildworld/buildkernel procedure. > I now have a 7.1 system. Should I upgrade to 7.2 and then to 7.3, or > is it safe to go directly from 7.1 to 7.3? You shouldn't run into any unusual issues. Note that more care is needed if you are doing a major version bump-- ie, you should go to 7.4 -> 8.0 -> 8.2. Regards, -- -Chuck
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