Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 12:41:05 -0800 From: Studded <Studded@san.rr.com> To: BJ Bell <brian@centrisys.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: upgrading blues Message-ID: <35196BE1.3A5110DD@san.rr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980325074620.559A-100000@erebus.artificers.net>
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BJ Bell wrote: > > *sigh* I've known about the 2.2.6 release for a while now. Unfortunatly it > came out like a day after I finished tweaking my fbsd box to how I like > it. *sigh* I do not want to do that again! Whats the easiest way to > upgrade my machine? Using the make world method will update the system binaries without touching your configuration stuff. It will be up to you to merge those files by hand. > What are the actual differences between the distributions? Check out ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.6-RELEASE/RELNOTES.TXT. There are also numerous fixes, improvements to PPP, etc. At the same time, 2.2.5 was a pretty good release so you might just want to stick with that. :) The thing about FreeBSD is that it's a moving target. There is always something happening, improvements being made, etc. That doesn't mean you have to keep up with it, especially if you are the only one using your system. Check out http://home.san.rr.com/freebsd/upgrade.html. It is a version of the "Upgrade from source" tutorial that is directed more towards the new user. If you have any specific questions about the process of upgrading they are probably better served by being asked on freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. Good luck, Doug -- *** Chief Operations Officer, DALnet IRC network *** *** Proud operator, designer and maintainer of the world's largest *** Internet Relay Chat server. 5,328 clients and still growing. *** Try spider.dal.net on ports 6662-4 (Powered by FreeBSD) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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