Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 00:36:39 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@artlogix.com> Cc: Mark Filipak <filipak@earthlink.net>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Are you sure? Message-ID: <20020419003638.D31651@tao.thought.org> In-Reply-To: <87y9fk18dp.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com>; from mcglk@artlogix.com on Thu, Apr 18, 2002 at 11:59:30PM -0700 References: <3CBF3231.9EB3E4A5@earthlink.net> <87hem84p9b.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com> <3CBF5140.1AAB72B4@earthlink.net> <3CBF70D2.F5B33616@earthlink.net> <87y9fk18dp.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com>
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On Thu, Apr 18, 2002 at 11:59:30PM -0700, Ken McGlothlen wrote: > Mark Filipak <filipak@earthlink.net> writes: > > | Okay, Ken. I'm downloading the four ISO images now. > > Okay. May I just gently point out that it's not necessary to do that? You're > gonna get a LOT of stuff with those ISO images, and not all of it is going to > stay relevant for long. Sure, we're starting you off with 4.5-RELEASE, but > we're gonna try to get you to the point where you're tracking 4.5-STABLE before > long. > Bfore I wise up and gt some sleep for a change, let me ask a fairly obvious qauestion:: why can't Mark just do a binary upgrade or installl? Mark, if you've got the 3.3 <whatever> WEB tool backup up or otherwise safe, you can just blow away the older installation, install v4.5 (either src or binary) and then have fun just- learning Berkeley Unix. Get X11 up; pull over several GUI ports and build them: #make install clean and then read. There are a gzillion tutorials out there; most exceptionally well written/ I don't know what this "professional programmr" friend was smoking, but his computer was either a vic-20 or DOG/Doze. enuf. good morning, europe; good night to the rest f western washington state, gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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