Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 12:18:49 +0200 From: Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de> To: Robin Becker <robin@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 4.2 to 4.3 upgrade Message-ID: <3B692909.7E7692E5@i-clue.de> References: <20010801215041.14258.qmail@kiwi.anglictina.com> <3B690B4F.8C95E3BF@i-clue.de> <nlM4eLAs1Ra7Ewyu@jessikat.demon.co.uk>
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Robin Becker wrote: > > In article <3B690B4F.8C95E3BF@i-clue.de>, Christoph Sold <so@server.i- > clue.de> writes > > > >/stand/sysinstall can update to -RELEASE only: It needs pre-built > >binaries. -STABLE or -SECURITY have to be built on your box from source. > > > >Read the handbook about staying current, and try it for yourself. You > >need about a day or two for the first time, later on, you'd do it within > >minutes. > ... > I'm very unsure about the src building mechanism. How do I go about > upgrading my system to 4.3 from 4.2? My machine has low bandwidth > access and I have /=17M /usr=590M /var=448M space. I have managed to > download and burn a 4.3-install iso. It's very attractive for me to keep > my existing applications and have a suitable base system for recovery > purposes. Updating via CVSup needs less bandwidth than downloading an ISO: only changed parts will be sent. > How much space do I need to use one of the src schemes? make world needs about 350M in /usr/obj. After make world, /usr/obj can safely be deleted. > I need hardly add that this is one of our 'important' servers and > pressure to keep downtime to a minimum is important. Standard procedure is to build a new server with up-to-date software, then swap IPs when the new box is finished. > I have a spare 10G hd lying about so I could at a pinch just add volume > and use that for space except that I suppose that would be pretty > pointless as I'm sure all the utilities like to point to /usr/src. HTH -Christoph Sold To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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