Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:21:32 +0100 From: Philipp Ost <pj@smo.de> To: Jason Slack <slackmoehrle@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <47272FDC.8080106@smo.de> In-Reply-To: <7dc35e670710291625l43902c92o5b364f84bf769811@mail.gmail.com> References: <7dc35e670710291625l43902c92o5b364f84bf769811@mail.gmail.com>
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Jason Slack wrote: > I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am not one > to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from the test > releases of 7 available now to the final release when ready? Or do you have > to wipe? Yes, you can upgrade your system without wiping the disk. You just sync the sources and recompile the kernel/world. The FreeBSD Handbook has more information regarding this, I recommend reading it -- it's worth it ;-) HTH, Philipp -- www.familie-ost.info/~pj
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