From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 10 16:26:49 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55EAD1065677 for ; Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:26:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ghartl@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 082D38FC1A for ; Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:26:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ghartl@gmail.com) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so166803qwb.7 for ; Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:26:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:references :in-reply-to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer:thread-index:content-language; bh=Sa8HT/MIvSmoAhyKZ+sZTw7TploJ7bYqulJ7HmMNL3g=; b=KHJPWwav04OT9prOzAxPfPz+xXhPLscr65k4/K9hhB0PhO4BItPyVQQYLCFM8tvjAC s/IHPuw/Tnm0Ngnt4S1egC8So4S63lFreKhYfZFg4ZYSfQNK/G0ERjbnVoZOVWQwIhv8 j/UnSZlCVJ+3yNnV7gnPY9j32Z+2avJKnEMgc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:references:in-reply-to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer:thread-index :content-language; b=Vaut3SG+IJ5ScnpEdMmDg2uqWwtHk9zuhgE/0Mr+6CpvaFLI8axyWVZ1EubRAE1hgK if08g2oPJVHPJYrxCgljn50brXlJLLWuDWcqFmab1pXvxxcbm97x9wdH758KQeqWP5vW Av5rYixLcZHORCakv59Rg6bKLmeh6MQnEkPtA= Received: by 10.65.59.16 with SMTP id m16mr1284532qbk.1.1228926408013; Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:26:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from mainpc (d226-16-220.home.cgocable.net [24.226.16.220]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id s35sm2145173qbs.38.2008.12.10.08.26.46 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:26:47 -0800 (PST) From: "Gary Hartl" To: "'FreeBSD Questions'" References: <000401c95ae1$7b1ab8a0$715029e0$@com> <20081210161702.GB36079@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20081210161702.GB36079@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:25:57 -0500 Message-ID: <000501c95ae3$fc33f7b0$f49be710$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Acla437oz8IguislSwKJGqMp2qFRzwAAGgZQ Content-Language: en-ca Subject: RE: update packages or reinstall X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:26:49 -0000 > Hi all; > > Ok I've got a system running 6.0-release, it is an internal server and has > nothing important on it. > > I'm running into problems where a lot of the packages are old and out of > date, and everyday it seems I'm having to update 5-6 of em for something or > another. > > I'm considering just wiping the system clean and starting from scratch to > say either 6.4-release or 7.0 release. > > It is a sun netra x1 with a ultrasparc IIe 400mhz and 512mb ram. The > machine is here at my location, so accessibility is no problem at all > > I know it is primarily my choice but feedback on whether a total wipe and > reinstall with something a bit more current would be a better choice than > fixing what I have. If you are in a position where a complete reinstall is possible/reasonable then I would do that. Make good backups and check their readability before burning any bridges. ////jerry Any suggestions for 7.0 or 6.4? Thanks Gary > > All feedback welcome. > > Thanks > > Gary > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"