Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:30:37 +0200 From: usleepless@gmail.com To: W.Soo@bom.gov.au Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why are so many people using 4.x? Message-ID: <c39ec84c0603290030p2e3e5f05jdfef8681d8b62eca@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <442A424E.3030909@bom.gov.au> References: <200603281234.11850.satyam@sklinks.com> <c39ec84c0603290005t3ecd6e0bw3e4882aa0435e948@mail.gmail.com> <442A424E.3030909@bom.gov.au>
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Dear Wee-Sern, when i upgraded my 4.11 workstation, i did a clean install from CD to a new= HD. when i will be upgrading my 4.11 server to 6.x, i will probably run a 6.x alongside the 4.11, installing all software as needed, test it, then transfer data from 4.11 disk to the 6.x. then test again, and swap the 6.x harddisk into the server. i will probably keep the 4.11 harddisk as a backup. i would not upgrade to 6.x if i were you, if there is no specific reason. i would keep my 4.x updated though ( so i suggest you update to 4.11, just for security ). regards, usleep On 3/29/06, Wee-Sern Soo <W.Soo@bom.gov.au> wrote: > Hello, > > I saw your post and wanted to ask you about your experience with > upgrading FreeBSD 4.x to a new release. > > I have a couple of FreeBSD 4.6.2 servers and am looking to upgrade it to > the latest stable release. > > In your opinion, what is the best way to upgrade to the latest 4.x releas= e? > > What were the traps and pitfalls wrt to doing in place upgrades? > > Will things break? > > Regards, > Wee-Sern > > > usleepless@gmail.com wrote the following on 29/03/2006 7:05 PM: > > Joseph, > > > > > >> I notice a lot of references to version 4.x. Is there any overwhelmin= g > >> reason > >> why its use seems to be still popular. I'm wanting to set up a server > (just > >> for play) on my home network using a PII machine. Am I better off usi= ng > an > >> older version for such old equipment? If so, do any particular versio= ns > >> stand out? > >> > > > > you have had plenty of response already. i just want to post my > experience. > > > > in late 2001, i installed 4.3 on a server and a couple of > > workstations. i have upgraded them as time went by up to 4.11. no > > problems, it runs runs runs. > > > > i have been following the mailing-lists on a regular basis, and > > decided 5.x was not me ( sorry guys ). > > > > at the beginning of this year i upgraded my main workstation to 6.0 > > for the following reasons: > > - could not get the latest KDE to compile due to my own messing with > > the packages > > - i needed kernel threading for mythtv ( can be done with > > linuxthreads on 4.11 ) > > > > so far, 6.0 has been flawless for me. only thing i noticed was: gcc3.3 > > seems to be a lot slower than 2.95 ( i have no figures, could be my > > imagination ) > > > > if your machine will be for play as you suggest, go for the latest & > > greatest. if it fails, you could always try 4.11 later on. > > > > regards, > > > > usleep > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > >
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