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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!swidir.switch.ch!01-newsfeed.univie.ac.at!news.iif.hu!isyshu!hole.news.pipex.net!pipex!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.be.innet.net!INbe.net!news.nl.innet.net!INnl.net!hunter.premier.net!op.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newsreader.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-chi-13.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-chi-8.sprintlink.net!EU.net!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!ukne t!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!jraynard.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: james@jraynard.demon.co.uk (James Raynard) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Upgrading 2.1R -> 2.1.5R Date: 26 Jul 1996 23:31:02 -0000 Organization: A FreeBSD Box Lines: 23 Message-ID: <4tbkfm$3hg@jraynard.demon.co.uk> References: <AE3etkrmjF@qsar.chem.msu.su> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost X-NNTP-Posting-Host: jraynard.demon.co.uk In article <AE3etkrmjF@qsar.chem.msu.su>, Eugene Radchenko <eugene@qsar.chem.msu.su> wrote: > >I am considering switching to the 2.1.5 version. However, as I am >relatively new to FreeBSD, I wonder what exactly is involved in the switch? Make the boot floppy, boot and select the upgrade option. (First make a backup of the files in /etc, as I've heard reports that sysconfig didn't get updated correctly). >I suppose you can't just run SETUP and be done as in Windows? No, but you don't have to read all those "now would be a really good time to fill in your registration card" popups... >Should I copy /usr and 'make; make install' everything or what? Not unless you have a lot of bandwidth and a *lot* of spare time :-) -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk http://www.freebsd.org/~jraynard/