Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 11:44:47 -0800 (PST) From: "K. Marsh" <durang@u.washington.edu> To: Miguel Sierra <msierra@bvinet.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Upgrade: Over Internet or Just Get New CDs Message-ID: <Pine.A41.3.95b.981212113642.95990A-100000@goodall2.u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <211D0157FD1FD21190DB00104B8765E906D0CB@mail>
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On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Miguel Sierra wrote: > Is it hard for me to Upgrade from 2.2.7 to 3.0 or 2.2.8. Or do I just > have to download the files and upgrade them. I'm brand new in Unix and > need to find out how things go, even tell me a Website that has this > information if possible. It's not hard to upgrade, Miguel, but it's not as easy as just downloading the files either. There is a great tutorial on the subject. Go to www.freebsd.org, click on "tutorials", and then on "Upgrading FreeBSD from source" However, if you are new to UNIX, you should ask yourself WHY you want to upgrade. There is a lot of upgrading hype in the DOS/WIN world, but a new version of FreeBSD comes out every few months, and for a new user, you will see little difference from version to version. If you do feel the need to upgrade, I'd go with 2.2.8. 3.0 being the first 3.x release with many big changes, it's bound to have a few difficulties you won't find in 2.2.8. I'm still running 2.2.2, and I plan to upgrade to 2.2.6 this weekend because I have the CDs. Kenneth J. Marsh University of Washington durang@u.washington.edu Chemical Engineering To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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