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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 22:18:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Douglas Carmichael <dcarmich@mcs.com>
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Subject: Re: Best way to upgrade from 2.2.2-RELEASE to 2.2.x-RELEASE or 3.0-RELEASE
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On Sun, 12 Oct 1997, Douglas Carmichael wrote:

> Would it be possible to mount the CD-ROM, 
> extract the bindist and srcdist with install.sh, and then reboot, 
> without having to do a fresh reinstallation?  

Actually, I find the best way is to make the boot floppy for the new
release, boot it, and select the ``upgrade'' option from the main menu.
Make sure you back up any important configuration files before starting.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major