Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 14:39:28 GMT From: James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk> To: craigs@os.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I've SUPped the files, now what? Message-ID: <199605191439.OAA01146@jraynard.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199605190405.AAA03595@solar.os.com> (craigs@os.com)
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>>>>> craigs@os.com (Craig Shrimpton) writes: > > Folks, > I need to know a safe way to use SUP. I have the src files using sup -v > /usr/share/examples/sup/stable-supfile. The docs say to "make world" but > before I do that does anyone know of a safer way to upgrade the system? I'd > hate to overwrite config files and such. What's the best method for using > SUP? I've just gone through this, though with -current and CTM. Doing 'make world' will replace all the system binaries, and things like libraries and include, however it will not touch anything under /etc, /home, /var, /usr/local, etc. - it's been very carefully thought out, so you can upgrade without losing all the work you did on customising your system. Obviously, before doing anything like this, you should always make sure you have some means of recovery in case something does go wrong - you do take regular backups, don't you? 8-) BTW I'd also recommend re-booting into single-user mode before making the world (type '-s' at the boot prompt). > Should I just pick the apps I want to upgrade and do them > individually? My main concern is having an up to date kernel. Hmm. You may well be able to get away with this - I haven't tried it myself. -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland jraynard@dial.pipex.com james@jraynard.demon.co.uk
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