Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 07:03:57 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> To: "Kruppa, Peter Ulrich" <root@pukruppa.de>, "Bill Schoolcraft" <bill@wiliweld.com> Cc: "Eric Colburn" <ecolburn@seeitfirst.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 4.3 FreeBSD Message-ID: <048501c0b24a$7372c7c0$8300a8c0@apana.org.au> References: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0103211547240.254-100000@pukruppa.de>
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> > I wanted to clarify whether you "re-install" with the new release on > > CD or "up-grade" with the new release on CD. > Upgrading will leave your configuration-files and your applications > untouched, reinstalling would destroy your configs and leave your apps > alive. > Only when you really format or change your partitions-layout everything > will be redone. > I only tried one "upgrade" & that did mess the system up totally. Mind you I didn't read up on the ins & outs so possibly it will work with a bit of effort. However I've done so many fresh installs ... got into the habit with Windows :) .....that I could probably do them in my sleep, and with a relatively basic setup its not a major undertaking anyway. > > > > If you "upgrade" what packages do you "choose" to install from the > > newer CD to the older release ? The only time I tried an "upgrade" I didn't get that far .... it crashed before that.. > > I'll be building a 4.3 system as soon as I can get a 4.3 RELEASE ISO and I'll try an upgrade from 4.1 ..... will also run CVSUP on that & try a buildworld etc. Judging from the postings from people having problems that appear attributable to CVSUP though it does look like a recipe for trouble. Anyway (as we say in OZ) I'll "have a go ya mug" & if it proves to be Trouble I'll revert to the "install a RELEASE version & leave it alone til the next one" approach. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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