Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:53:39 +0000 From: Alistair Sutton <alistair.sutton@gmail.com> To: Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrading 5.4 -> 6.0 without reinstalling. safe ? Message-ID: <fa8f05950511090453s4cce1d48g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <E1EZp9T-0008i7-Kg@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk> References: <E1EZp9T-0008i7-Kg@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk>
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On 09/11/05, Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com> wrote: > usually when I upgrade across major versions of BSD I wipe the whole > machine and re--install from scratch. But I understand that the move > to 6.0 from 5.4 is nowhere near such a big leap. > > So I was wondering hether I could just do this from source without any > ill effects, as if I was upgrading 5.4->5.5. I have nnever tried this bef= ore > though, and was wondering if there are any major pitfalls (i.e. is it act= ually > a really bad idea?) As long as you read/follow all the relevant steps in UPDATING then I don't foresee you having any troubles. Things should Just Work like a normal upgrade would. Al -- GPG/PGP: http://www.no-dns-yet.org.uk/~everlone/pubkey.gpg
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