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Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 14:58:50 -0500 (EST)
From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM>
Subject: Re: upgrading the os
To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>
cc: Nathan Stratton <nathan@netrail.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
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On Sun, 19 Nov 1995, Marc G. Fournier wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Nov 1995, Nathan Stratton wrote:
> > What is the best way to upgrade the system form 2.0.5 to 2.1.0? Wipe the 
> > system and start over, or can I do soem type of upgrade.?
> >
> 
> 	Well, depending on your patience, and what sort of link you have, 
> it was recommended to me to just "sup" in the -stable release, and then
> just "make world"...that supposedly will bring you up to date.

	this will NOT upgrade /etc.   you will have to do this part by hand.

jmb

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