Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 10:29:16 +0100 From: Robin Becker <robin@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk> To: questions@freeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 4.2 to 4.3 upgrade Message-ID: <nlM4eLAs1Ra7Ewyu@jessikat.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3B690B4F.8C95E3BF@i-clue.de> References: <20010801215041.14258.qmail@kiwi.anglictina.com> <3B690B4F.8C95E3BF@i-clue.de>
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In article <3B690B4F.8C95E3BF@i-clue.de>, Christoph Sold <so@server.i- clue.de> writes > > ..... > >/stand/sysinstall can update to -RELEASE only: It needs pre-built >binaries. -STABLE or -SECURITY have to be built on your box from source. > >Read the handbook about staying current, and try it for yourself. You >need about a day or two for the first time, later on, you'd do it within >minutes. > >HTH >-Christoph Sold ... I'm very unsure about the src building mechanism. How do I go about upgrading my system to 4.3 from 4.2? My machine has low bandwidth access and I have /=17M /usr=590M /var=448M space. I have managed to download and burn a 4.3-install iso. It's very attractive for me to keep my existing applications and have a suitable base system for recovery purposes. How much space do I need to use one of the src schemes? I need hardly add that this is one of our 'important' servers and pressure to keep downtime to a minimum is important. I have a spare 10G hd lying about so I could at a pinch just add volume and use that for space except that I suppose that would be pretty pointless as I'm sure all the utilities like to point to /usr/src. -- Robin Becker To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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