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From: Zahemszky Gabor <zgabor@CoDe.hu>
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Subject: Re: old question of upgrades
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org (FreeBSD questions)
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 13:13:48 +0200 (MET DST)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970610153622.27888A-100000@nexus.winternet.com> from Ing at "Jun 10, 97 03:42:50 pm"
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> I'm sure this is an old question that y'all have heard many times, but i
> didn't find an answer to the old question of "how do i upgrade without
> wiping my old files" in the mail archives.  If someone could mail me these
> instructions, it would be much appreciated.  I'd like to upgrade from
> 2.2.1-RELEASE to 2.2.2-RELEASE without losing /etc, /var, and /usr. 

Download the 2.2.2 boot floppy, reboot, and use the upgrade procedure.
That's it.  (Well, I made it only 2.1.0-SNAP -> 2.1.0, -> 2.1.5 -> 2.2.1,
but I think, nothing important is changed, only that in 2.2.2, instead of
/etc/sysconfig, there is a new file (I think) /etc/rc.config, and you has to
make an /etc/login.conf (man login.conf, or download it from
ftp.freebsd.org).

Bye, Gabor

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