From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 29 12:15:23 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2D671065673 for ; Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:15:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8960C8FC16 for ; Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:15:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r55.edvax.de (port-92-195-103-124.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.103.124]) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 417761E1E3; Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:15:22 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r55.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r55.edvax.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with SMTP id p6TCFLrt001573; Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:15:21 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:15:21 +0200 From: Polytropon To: Jeffrey Everling Message-Id: <20110729141521.c0e113c6.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <4E327A4A.3010904@surfnet.nl> References: <4E327A4A.3010904@surfnet.nl> Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:15:23 -0000 On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:15:54 +0200, Jeffrey Everling wrote: > Dear sir/madam > > On my work I have a system which uses FreeBSD 6.3 as platform. > Now we want to upgrade to 8.2 but do we need to upgrade to 7.x first? > The update manual to 8.2 on the site does not mention 6.x Depends on HOW you want to upgrade. For the "go through" way, I would suggest to upgrade from 6 to 7, and from 7 to 8. If you can use binary updates (freebsd-update), you can do that. This way is often suggested. In case you want to upgrade by source, either "go through" as well as "go to" should be possible (e. g. use CVS or any preferred means to get 8.2's sources, then run the build and install process, and then upgrade your installed ports). However, if you _can_, you can do a "new install" with 8.2. This means you first back up your settings and user data (as you should already have a full backup of the system before starting _any_ upgrade work), then you install 8.2, for example from CD, and you also remove all installed ports. Have a list handy that states which ports you need, and after you successfully installed 8.2, install those ports "from scratch". After that, unload your user data and make the neccessary changes to the system and service configuration. Check everything (don't "just copy" settings), as some changes might have taken place. (I've used the last way described personally.) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...