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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Upgrading from 2.0R --> 2.1R
Date: 24 Mar 1996 23:47:22 GMT
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betts@onramp.net (Jeff Betts) writes:

>   I've already installed 2.1R on another machine and saw no mention
> of an upgrade procedure.

There's an `upgrade' option in the main menue of the installation
program.  However, it's only been tested to upgrade from 2.0.5
(AFAIK), and it has know deficiencies in handling all the /etc stuff,
so make sure you've got proper backups before starting.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)