Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:56:25 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Dave Carrera <dave@ephgroup.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade 5.4 to 7 ???? Message-ID: <87abjq8k1i.fsf@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <48097F76.2050702@ephgroup.com> (Dave Carrera's message of "Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:13:26 %2B0100") References: <48097F76.2050702@ephgroup.com>
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On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:13:26 +0100, Dave Carrera <dave@ephgroup.com> wrote:
> Hi List,
> Is it possible to upgrade to a stable v7 from 5.4 ??
> If so how would i go about it ???
Yes, it's possible. You can go the build everything from source way, or
you can backup, install 7.X then restore. Before you pick an upgrade
method, you should at least consider the following:
* _Why_ do you want to upgrade from an older release like 5.4?
* How many systems are you going to upgrade?
* You should probably take a full backup of 5.4 anyway (in case
upgrading takes a couple of attempts with either method)
* How experienced are you with upgrading from the source?
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