Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 21:16:45 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Chris Howells <howells@kde.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading 4.11-STABLE to 5.4-STABLE Message-ID: <20051102201645.GA36518@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <200511022107.25718.howells@kde.org> References: <200511022107.25718.howells@kde.org>
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On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 09:07:25PM +0000, Chris Howells wrote: > Hi, > > I want to upgrade my 4.11-STABLE server to 5.4-STABLE. I'm very used to using > cvsup to upgrade between minor releases (IIRC the box was 4.9 or 4.10 > originally) but a jump between major versions is scaring me a bit :) > > Has anybody done this recently. Were there any major problems other than > mentioned in UPDATING? In addition to UPDATING you should read http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/migration-guide.html which details how you should upgrade from 4.11 to 5.3. I don't think there has been any important changes between 5.3 and 5.4 in this regard. > > I don't particularly want to install from fresh if possible, due to the hassle > of removing the server from the bottom of the pile (too poor to afford a > rack ;(), opening the case up and fitting a CD-ROM etc. > > -- > Cheers, Chris Howells -- chris@chrishowells.co.uk, howells@kde.org > Web: http://chrishowells.co.uk, PGP ID: 0x33795A2C > KDE/Qt/C++/PHP Developer: http://www.kde.org > > _______________________________________________ > 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" -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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