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Subject: Re: Upgrading 3.4 to 4.3
Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 22:31:06 -0400
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http://www.gtabug.org/docs/34to41.html

Hope this helps.

--
Jeremy Faulkner

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Larkin" <David.Larkin@djl.co.uk>
To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 10:08 AM
Subject: Upgrading 3.4 to 4.3


> I'm going around in circles trying to work out how to upgrade from 3.4
> to 4.3.
> 
> I can't find anything with  the online manual / handbook which describes
> 
> how best to achieve this. The question appears in the FAQ  .... see
> below
> 
> 1.31. How do I upgrade from 3.X -> 4.X?
> 
> We strongly recommend that you use binary snapshots to do this. 4-STABLE
> snapshots are available at releng4.FreeBSD.org.
> 
> If you wish to upgrade using source, please see the FreeBSD Handbook for
> more information.
> 
>        CautionUpgrading via source is never recommended for new users,
> and upgading from 3.X to 4.X is even less so; make sure you have read
> the instructions
>        carefully before attempting to upgrade via source.
> 
> 
> Assuming we accept the advice, the answer is a link to an ftp site. Are
> there instructions/tutorial /README on how to proceed ?
> 
> I'm beginning to think it may be easier to  tar up my home directory and
> install from scratch.
> 
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