Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:03:52 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Curtis Vaughan <curtis@npc-usa.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.8 > 4.10 successful. Now > 5.x? Message-ID: <20040825160352.0ba81902.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <CBE55E10-F6D0-11D8-8159-000393934006@npc-usa.com> References: <FA8297F5-F6C7-11D8-8159-000393934006@npc-usa.com> <412CE466.1010505@daleco.biz> <CBE55E10-F6D0-11D8-8159-000393934006@npc-usa.com>
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Curtis Vaughan <curtis@npc-usa.com> wrote: > On 25 Aug, 2004, at 12:11, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > > > Curtis Vaughan wrote: > > > >> Ok, it looks as though cvsup from 4.8 to 4.10 has been successful. > >> > >> Now, first off I want to say that I want this server to be a second > >> Postfix / Courier IMAP server (our other is on a RedHat server, but > >> that's irrelevant). > >> > >> I feel that I should go ahead and first upgrade to 5.x and then > >> install Postfix and everything else I will need (e.g., PAM/LDAP > >> authentication, user folders, Samba, etc.). Otherwise, I'm afraid I > >> stop at 4.10 and install all the applications I need, then when I > >> really want to upgrade to 5.x I may find myself in trouble. But I am > >> interested in what the rest of you think. > >> > >> Curtis > > > > > > For various reasons, most of us mere mortals are advised > > to simply backup and install 5.x to a new disk (or a cleaned > > one, anyway). > > > > I started to say why ... I find that I can make a list of new > > features in 5.x, but am not necessarily aware of which > > features make a complete reinstallation desirable. I do > > know that you can't use ufs2 unless you reinstall.... > > > > Kevin Kinsey > > > So, which of the 5.x should I install? 5.1, 5.2.1, 5.3? > > I want to be as Stable as possible. If you work with 5.3-BETA1, you'll be as close as possible to what 5.3-STABLE will be, thus giving you the easiest upgrade path in the future. However, I second the opinion that you'd be better off installing 5.3-BETA1 from scratch. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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