From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 30 03:15:34 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3387216A401 for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:15:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04BC813C448 for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:15:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l3U3Cmfr015325; Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:12:48 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l3U3CmpK015324; Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:12:48 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:12:48 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: kalin mintchev Message-ID: <20070430031248.GF15045@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <57145.74.64.6.149.1177901692.squirrel@mail.el.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <57145.74.64.6.149.1177901692.squirrel@mail.el.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrade X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:15:34 -0000 On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 10:54:52PM -0400, kalin mintchev wrote: > > hello... > > how painful is to upgrade srcs from 6 to 6.2? all backup and stuff? Not very painful, though I would definitely recommend a backup. Even though the upgrade process is quite reliable, it is easy to make a mistake or change your mind about something in the middle and so you might want your old files. If your old files are pretty well separated from the system and third party installs -- one of the primary reasons for keeping all home directories, system web pages and databases, etc in separate file systems -- then it might be just as easy to do those backups and then do a scratch install of 6.2, csup everything to the very latest and add the ports, get everything like you want it and then reload those data items - or you might not even have to reload them if everything points to the same places. But, the upgrade will work well too. I just am inclined to do scratch installs when they will be easy. ////jerry > > thanks... > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >