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Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 11:58:55 +0100
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From: Robin Becker <robin@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: 4.2 to 4.3 upgrade
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In article <3B692909.7E7692E5@i-clue.de>, Christoph Sold <so@server.i-
clue.de> writes
>
>
>Robin Becker wrote:
....
>
>Updating via CVSup needs less bandwidth than downloading an ISO: only
>changed parts will be sent.
>

I don't have any kernel sources; I presume I'll need space for those.
 
>> 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.

We have only one IP and only one server box here.

>
>> 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
>

-- 
Robin Becker

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