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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au!news.apana.org.au!cantor.edge.net.au!news.teragen.com.au!news.access.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.nacamar.de!news.nacamar.de!fu-berlin.de!lislip.physik.fu-berlin.DE!not-for-mail From: thimm@physik.fu-berlin.de (Axel Thimm) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Upgrading 2.1.0 to 2.1.7 - how to? Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 22:02:02 GMT Organization: FU Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik Lines: 15 Message-ID: <331965dd.1993333@news.fu-berlin.de> References: <5elbnc$l89@shellx.best.com> Reply-To: thimm@physik.fu-berlin.de NNTP-Posting-Host: lislip.physik.fu-berlin.de (160.45.33.82) X-Access: 16 17 19 X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:36424 I was also considering upgrading a 2.1.0 system to 2.1.7. I have not installed 2.1.0 myself, so I do not know what parts belong to FreeBSD and what parts are user made. After going through the installation notes I got scared about the "upgrade warning". Now I try to find the best way to do it: - Make a fresh install and copy the homes? (And find out on the way, what may be missing?) - Make a backup and upgrade over the 2.1.0? How would I know there hasn't been any harm? Or that old pieces of FreeBSD are removed? What is the recommended approach for a novice? Thanks, Axel. -- Axel Thimm thimm@physik.fu-berlin.de thimm@ifh.de