Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 08:13:29 -0800 (PST) From: Adam Nealis <adamnealis@yahoo.co.uk> To: JK <jdkullmann@aliencamel.com>, "FlashWebHost.com" <flashweb@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6 - Do i need both CD1 and CD2 ? Message-ID: <20060103161329.11584.qmail@web86915.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <web-20304520@aliencamel.com>
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--- JK <jdkullmann@aliencamel.com> wrote: > On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 05:18:59 -0800 (PST) > Adam Nealis <adamnealis@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > --- "FlashWebHost.com" <flashweb@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am using FreeBSD 5.2 on my local computer. > >> > >> I want to upgrade to FreeBSD 6.0 > >> > >> Do i need to download both files ? > > > > No. CD1 will give you as much as the OS plus X11 plus all sources. > >Plus > > the complete ports tree as of 6.0-RELEASE. > > > > CD2 contains several hundred binary packages, but are not required > >for the > > OS upgrade. > > I've always wondered this. I'm running 5.1. Can I upgrade to 6.x in > place, i.e. without having to full install and wipe my filesystem etc? <disclaimer> You should never do a major (any?) upgrade without making a backup of important data, and then verifying the backup works. </disclaimer> Yes, you can upgrade in place. Read this. <http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.0R/installation-i386.html#UPGRADING>; It specifically warns against going from 4-STABLE to 6.0-RELEASE. > If so, how do I do that? I couldn't find anything in the Handbook or > anywhere that says one can do this. __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/
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