Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 07:08:50 -0600 From: Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net> To: Yaakov Nemoy <loupgaroublond@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to upgrade? Message-ID: <8F425AB8-A939-4637-921E-02322A82DEB8@secure-computing.net> In-Reply-To: <7f692fec0511050411y3e879ef2ha42577a314fd8a68@mail.gmail.com> References: <7f692fec0511050411y3e879ef2ha42577a314fd8a68@mail.gmail.com>
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On Nov 5, 2005, at 6:11 AM, Yaakov Nemoy wrote: > Hi, > > I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I couldn't find any > good help in the documentation, and its only my 5th day using freebsd > so i'm not really sure where to look. > > i installed 5.4-RELEASE from a CD and I want to upgrade to 6.0-RELEASE > using binary packages. my computer is far too slow and doesn't really > have enough hard drive space to compile the entire BSD system, nor do > I have a CD burner to make myself a new CD. how do I upgrade my > system from binary packages without breaking it in the middle? > > once again, i apologize if this has been asked too many times. even a > vague reference to some 3 year old mailing list post will probably > help me though. You *could* browse the list archives, but that *is* a lot of work. I suppose I'll just briefly answer this. boot from cd. change options so that your version read 6.0-RELEASE choose upgrade from menu choose FTP as your installation source run install HTH ----- Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks http://www.secure-computing.net
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