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From: "Sergey N. Voronkov" <serg@tmn.ru>
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Subject: Re: Upgrade path from 5.5?
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On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 08:31:06AM -0600, Jason Porter wrote:
> I have an old sandbox (obviously if it's 5.5) that I was thinking of
> upgrading.  Is there an upgrade path I should think about taking, or would
> it be best to backup my /home directory and install from scratch?  Note, I'm
> currently not subscribed to the list.

Source upgrade 5.5 -> 6.2 -> 6.3 works fine for me.

Serg N. Voronkov,
Sibitex JSC.