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From: Nathan Dorfman <nathan@senate.org>
Subject: Re: Upgrading
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Ron Echeverri wrote:
> 
> In article <EBw6oA.J1C@nonexistent.com>,
> Nathan Dorfman  <nathan@senate.org> wrote:
> >I purchased the 2.2.1-CDROM and installed FreeBSD a few months ago. How-
> >ever, now 2.2.2 is out. Do I need to upgrade the whole thing?! Or is it
> >like Linsux where I'd just download the new kernel source, configure,
> >compile, and install?
> 
> You probably want to install cvsup, update /usr/src, and then make
> world.  There will also be some changes in /etc (which you'll find in
> /usr/src/etc/) which you will have to include manually.
> 
> rone
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Make world? That sucks I just spend $40 on this CD ... now I have to
download everything and remake it?
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