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Subject: Re: upgrading from 6.0release to 6.1release
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Jonathan Graham <grambo@alum.wpi.edu> writes:

> quick question, is the appropriate method of upgrading as follows:
>
> - make 3 floppies (boot, kern1, kern2) from the "new" version's tree
> - reboot from the floppies
> - follow the sysinstall's upgrade path?

I usually do source upgrades, but that seems right to me.