Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 23:34:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Matt_Murphy@mail.amsinc.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970830233331.664n-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <88256502.006F765A.00@ams-central-gate-5.amsinc.com>
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On Fri, 29 Aug 1997 Matt_Murphy@mail.amsinc.com wrote: > > I have v2.1.5 installed. I have 2.1.6, 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 sitting on the > shelf per my Walnut Creed CD-ROM subscription and no time. > > I have two (multipart) questions: > > Can I go directly to the latest version or should I upgrade them in > sequence? You should be able to upgrade cleanly; if you're in doubt, then stepping to 2.1.6 then to 2.2.2 should be OK. > How do I do the upgrade? Do I follow the normal steps for installing > from CD-ROM in the Installing and Running FreeBSD manual? I saw a > tutorial on the net for upgrading from source code but I'm not sure if > that's what I'm doing? Where can I get the instructions for upgrading > to a later release? Boot the floppy as normal but select `Upgrade' from the main menu. !!! NOTICE: BACK UP /ETC AND ALL IMPORTANT FILES BEFORE YOU BEGIN! !!! Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo
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