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Date:      Tue, 3 Mar 1998 13:31:22 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Peter Kreps <peterk@kavanah.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Upgrade from 2.0 to 2.2.5 - safe?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980303133030.20978I-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199803021937.LAA13153@fugue.parker.net>

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On Mon, 2 Mar 1998, Peter Kreps wrote:

> Forgive the simple question, but I am running a 2.0-RELEASE
> system that was configured a couple of years ago.
> 
> I would like to upgrade to 2.2.5 (primarily so I can run the Java
> JDK1.1.5).
> 
> I have a hard disk full of stuff which I want to preserve.
> 
> Is it safe to use the upgrade option on the install boot floppy?
> Are there file-system compatibility issues?

For 2.0.0, probably not; there were major changes between 2.0.0 and 2.0.5.
You're probably better reinstall.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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