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Date:      Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:37:09 +0000
From:      Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Robert Fitzpatrick <robert@webtent.org>
Subject:   Re: Upgrading a FreeBSD 7.1 server
Message-ID:  <2320530.UhQR8an0Kq@curlew.lan>
In-Reply-To: <54B7E910.60206@webtent.org>
References:  <54B7E910.60206@webtent.org>

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On Thursday 15 Jan 2015 11:21:36 Robert Fitzpatrick wrote:

> Is it possible to upgrade a FreeBSD 7.1 server, perhaps a step up 
> process to 8.4 first? We have a virtual server that we prefer not to 
> reinstall all packages.

Packages are not compatible between major revision levels of the OS so you'll 
need to reinstall all your packages anyway whatever upgrade route you take.

-- 
Mike Clarke



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