Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:54:49 -0600 From: Eric <heli@mikestammer.com> To: Steve Franks <stevefranks@ieee.org> Cc: FreeBSD Users Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 6.2: "upgrade", or just "install" and restore rc.conf? Message-ID: <45BE6D29.5070608@mikestammer.com> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90701291344i3e927ea3l5829c5ba2c7e019a@mail.gmail.com> References: <539c60b90701291344i3e927ea3l5829c5ba2c7e019a@mail.gmail.com>
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Steve Franks wrote: > Presuming you have a 1 or 2 user system, and haven't done alot of > mods, is there any reason to "upgrade" to 6.2 as opposed to just > "install" it? Of the maybe 10 files I've modified, I have backed them > up elsewhere, and it's fresh in my mind still. The only issues I can > think of are (1) users/groups (of which I again have a whopping 2), > and > (2) installed packages - this could be a problem, as I have no idea > how we (the os) "know" what's installed, and that info may or may not > be deleted on a new install. > (3) sysinstall/label doesn't seem happy about putting things on an > existing slice(s) - when I fubared my 6.1 install it complained about > insufficient space until I deleted all slices on the disk. > > Anyone care to comment on pros/cons of install vs. upgrade? Seems > this is a relevant time for the discussion. > upgrade is super easy. on a more or less stock system, it should be very straightforward. its good practice and fun too! =) Eric i have instructions on my site should you want a step by step guide. Goto mikestammer.com and then the freebsd section if you are interested
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