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Date:      Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:53:45 -0600
From:      Chris Petrik <chris@bsdjunk.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installing from running FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <5478A899.5050105@bsdjunk.com>
In-Reply-To: <20141128174840.6fa1bbb65c1d81e1f25f216e@yahoo.es>
References:  <20141128174840.6fa1bbb65c1d81e1f25f216e@yahoo.es>

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On 11/28/2014 10:48, Eduardo Morras wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a server running FreeBSD 9.2-p15. I want to upgrade it to release 10.1 with minimal shutdown so I'm thinking about installing 10.1 in a new partition running the 10.1 installer from 9.2., configure the system, install and configure ports, and then restart with 10.1. I never did it before nor know if it can be done and some questions emerge:
>
> a) Did someone tried it before?
> b) Can it be done safety/ly?
> c) How can I install ports or pkgs in 10.1 partition from 9.2, perhaps with the pkg jail (-j) option?
>
> Thanks in advence
>
>
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> Eduardo Morras <emorrasg@yahoo.es>
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Why not just use freebsd-update you only reboot once.




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