Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 12:35:50 +0100 From: richard@harlequin.co.uk (Richard Brooksby) To: freebsd-install@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: "Installation" and "upgrade" Message-ID: <v02130513ac8c422230f8@[192.88.238.248]>
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This is both a question and a suggestion. FreeBSD has a reasonable installation procedure, and the documentation talks a lot about "intalling" FreeBSD. What about upgrading? I have FreeBSD 2.0 installed, and am interested in updating to 2.1 when it is stable and comes out on CD-ROM. Can I use the same convenient installation procedure to _upgrade_? Will the install 2.1 procedure overwrite all my careful configuration in /etc or will it Do The Right Thing? If the install procedure _does_ upgrade correctly, then I suggest the procedure is documented, along with any pitfalls. If the install procedure can't upgrade, I suggest that it be changed to do so, or some documentation is provided on how to do this. I'm pretty sure you have thought of this already -- there must be a lot of people with 2.0 who want to upgrade. I'm impressed by the thoughtfulness and stability of FreeBSD, which is why I use it. Keep up the good work. I wish I had time to pitch in. --- Richard Brooksby <richard@harlequin.co.uk> Manager & Developer / Memory Management / Symbolic Processing / Harlequin +44 1223 873881 (voice) +44 1223 872519 (fax)
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