Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:13:25 +1100 From: david schanzer <davids@nswcc.org.au> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Query re. upgrading from 2.0 to 2.2.8 Message-ID: <D0D9AB571768D211AA150008C74CF8E4027B98@MERCURY>
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As a relative newbie to FreeBSD, I am planning on upgrading 3 machines from v2.0 to v2.2.8, and I am a little confused by the instructions relating to this. The document at: ftp://ftp.au.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.8-RELEASE/UPGRADE.TXT states that "Upgrading of a distribution is performed by extracting the new version of the component over the top of the previous version." I want to upgrade the BIN and MANPAGES distributions. Does mean that I go about this in the "normal" way (ie. boot from a FreeBSD Installation Boot Disk and follow the procedure for installing a new system), or do I use the "install.sh" script while booted in single-user mode, or something else? If I follow the "normal" way of installing a new system (ie. booted from the Installation Boot Disk), then at what point does the installation procedure differ from one on which there isn't an old version of FreeBSD on the system? Sorry for the dumb questions, but I need to be confident before I attempt this! Please email responses to: davids@nswcc.org.au Thanks for your help. Regards, David Schanzer Senior Systems Analyst NSW Cancer Council Sydney, Australia. ''' (0 0) +-----oOO----(_)--------------+ | David Schanzer | | NSW Cancer Council | | Tel: (02) 9334-1832 | | Fax: (02) 9334-1741 | | Email: davids@nswcc.org.au | +--------------------oOO------+ |__|__| || || ooO Ooo "The information contained in this message is intended for the named addressee only, and is confidential to the sender and intended recipient. If you are not the named addressee please do not copy, distribute, take any action reliant on, or disclose anything in this E-mail message to any other person or organisation. If you have received this message in error please notify me immediately." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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