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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 18:44:23 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Mike K." <flaq@synwork.com>
To: Gary Kline <kline@tera.com>
cc: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, fyeung@netific.com, questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: upgrade to 2.1.5
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On Mon, 22 Jul 1996, Gary Kline wrote:

> According to Doug White:
> > On Mon, 22 Jul 1996, francis yeung wrote:
> > 
> > > 	I am running FreeBSD 2.1 and have just downloaded 2.1.5-Release
> > > 	to my local directory. How can I do the upgrade from 2.1 to
> > > 	2.1.5 ? Note that I have no problem doing it with the CD
> > > 	distribution. Is there /stand/sysinstall parameter called upgrade ?
> > 
> > Oh yeah, one other thing:  BACKUP /etc BEFORE RUNNING SYSINSTALL!  
> > 
> > IT _WILL_ HOSE SYSCONFIG AND SERVICES!
> > 
> > (and use the 2.1.5 boot floppy)
> > 
> 
> 	
> 		When the CDROM 2.1.5 is for-sale, I'm going to
> 		buy it.  (I get Greg's book in the bargain, I 
> 		understand....)   Anyway, any ballpark guess as
> 		to the number of /etc/ files that I'll have to
> 		merge??  5, 10, or whatever??
> 
> 		Thanks.
> 
> 		gary
> 
> 
> 

Roughly 8



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