Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 07:35:46 +0700 From: Leonard Ong <Leonard_Ong@iname.com> To: djv@bedford.net Cc: scqdaf@globalserve.net (Dennis Favro), freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrade: Over Internet or Just Get New CDs Message-ID: <4.1.19981211073354.00be3a60@pop.rad.net.id> In-Reply-To: <199812111154.GAA10860@castor.chuck> References: <v04103603b29379f13997@[209.90.135.217]>
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I'm from a country that affected by Currency Crisis. I can't upgrade by CVS or CD in cheap manner. However, How long should i spend d/ling hte sources from 2.2.6 to 2.2.8 ? Can i update to 3.0 ? Thanks At 1854 12/11/98 , Woodchuck wrote: >Dennis Favro wrote: >> I'd like to upgrade my version of FreeBSD, but I'm not sure which >> would be the most effective way to do it: should I try woring over >> the Internet (over my pokey,old 28.8k modem) or should I just byte >> the bullet and get 2.2.8 on CD from Walnut Creek? >> >> The shipping and exchange rates would put the cost up a little >> higher than I'd like to pay, but if going from 2.2.6 to the current >> release would be too excruciatingly slow... >> >> --Dennis <mailto://scqdaf@globalserve.net> > >It depends how comfortable you are with Unix. The easiest way is >to bite the bullet, and order a CD, but I'd wait for 3.1 or so. >Unless, of course, there is some feature in 2.2.8 that you have to >have. But there probably isn't; 2.2.6-->2.2.8 is mostly bug fixes. > >On the other hand, cvsup is rather painless. This would allow you >to update the source code from 2.2.6 to 2.2.8, after which you >would make the world from source (a few hours on a PPro 200), and >install it. You have to have all the source (/usr/src...) installed, >of course. After a cvsup, you *will* have it all installed, of >course, but the advantage of cvsup'ping the source is that the >amount of traffic is very small if your 2.2.6 already is installed >... only the differences between the version you have and the >version you're updating to are transmitted. > >cvsup is described in its man page, and in Greg Lehey's "Complete FreeBSD". > >Dave >-- > Strangers know your loved ones' phone numbers!!!! > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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