From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jul 9 19:54:22 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id TAA29522 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 9 Jul 1996 19:54:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.crl.com (mail.crl.com [165.113.1.22]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id TAA29505 for ; Tue, 9 Jul 1996 19:54:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from DATAPLEX.NET (SHARK.DATAPLEX.NET) by mail.crl.com with SMTP id AA10485 (5.65c/IDA-1.5 for ); Tue, 9 Jul 1996 19:53:50 -0700 Received: from 199.183.109.242 by DATAPLEX.NET with SMTP (MailShare 1.0fc5); Tue, 9 Jul 1996 21:45:21 -0600 Message-Id: Date: 9 Jul 1996 21:45:07 -0500 From: "Richard Wackerbarth" Subject: Re: 2.1R-->2.1.5R Using SUP. Possible? To: "Anil John" Cc: "'FreeBSD Questions'" X-Mailer: Mail*Link PT/Internet 1.6.0 Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Anil John writes: > I am currently running 2.1.0 Release and would like to upgrade to the 2.1.5 > Release when it comes out. Is it possible to do this using SUP? [snip] > Also how long does it usually take to download these binaries using a 28.8 If you obtain the source for the -stable branch, you will have to compile the entire system (aka make world) as well as the kernel. If, instead, you wish to do an installation, you will need to download the tarballs, either apriori or while online. With the slow link, I'm not sure that you will be able to do the install online within your time limit. If you choose to go the source route, remember that the source is at least 28Meg COMPRESSED. However, if you use either sup or ctm, you can start accumulating the source. The changes that happen from today's source to the release source will not be extensive. If you have the 2.1.0 release CD, you might consider ctm rather than sup. By using ctm and the cd, you can eliminate perhaps 15Meg or more of download. -- Richard Wackerbarth rkw@dataplex.net