Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:44:38 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What's so compelling about FreeBSD? Message-ID: <17715.54038.729303.507021@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.0.20061016140214.01938450@totaldiver.net> References: <af8b40ce0610151526h6aba1785mb77eb2a76e69fdfa@mail.gmail.com> <80f4f2b20610151556l18c5adcci4196ab107b6b9907@mail.gmail.com> <4533C553.3040609@schrodinger.com> <7.0.1.0.0.20061016140214.01938450@totaldiver.net>
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Jeff Palmer writes: > Whoever gave you the 'wipe and reinstall' advice for the 5.x to 6.x > migration was insane. "Need" is the wrong word; there are plenty of people who have upgraded across major release boundaries to prove the contrary. Are there reasons to "wipe and reinstall"? Sure. I used to do it all the time, as it cleaned out leftover libraries and config files; it also gave me the chance to tweak partition sizes. To the OP: source updating is possible. Read UPDATING; check the mailing list archives; ask questions if you don't understand what's happening. As always, have a verified backup. Robert Huff
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