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Subject: Re: how does one upgrade from 4.8 to 4.9
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"stormjumper" <stormjumper@myrealbox.com> wrote:

>hi everyone,
>
>I'm running FreeBSD 4.8 at the moment, just wondering if someone can =
point
>me to a relevant web-page take explains the process of upgrading to a
>different version clearly.

See http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.9R/relnotes-i386.html#UPGRADE

Which explains that there are two ways, binary or source.  It also =
mentions
that you read /usr/src/UPDATING (when you have the new sources) as well.

>Is there an issue if i "skip" versions, say from 4.4 to 4.9? or 4.8 to =
5.2,
>the RELEASE issues notwithstanding?

4.4 to 4.9 should be straightforward but 4.8 to 5.2 would be harder, but =
all
possible issues are usually well covered in /usr/src/UPDATING.

--=20
HTH, John.