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Subject: Re: New user confused by need to do huge upgrade
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Alistair wrote:
> Hello, All
Hi,
>
> Maybe there is a level of sanity I am missing as a newcomer to BSD, but
> I would really like someone to tell me where to find it so that I can
> stop having to use this bloody Windows laptop to post here ;-)
Have a look at the sysutils/portupgrade port - that should solve all 
your problems in a jiffy (or however long it takes to 
recompile/redownload the packages/ports you need :)


Regards,
Søren Klintrup