Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:55:31 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: "bsd@todoo.biz" <bsd@todoo.biz> Cc: Liste FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Upgrading from 7.4 to 9.1 Message-ID: <20860.771.245361.700158@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <B61C4080-40BB-4709-813D-9C9C06CFD6F7@todoo.biz> References: <91783164-A3FF-4225-8DBC-6C013CF1FD34@todoo.biz> <20859.63642.599460.21668@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <B61C4080-40BB-4709-813D-9C9C06CFD6F7@todoo.biz>
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bsd@todoo.biz writes: > >> I wanted to know if you would consider updating from 7.4 to 9.1 > >> directly ? > >>=20 > >> Has anyone tried that with success ?=20 > > > =09While it is certainly possible, many (myself included) will > > recommend a clean install. Doing so has the following advantages:= > =20 > Well to tell you the truth, the main reason I was asking is that > I'll have to visit my datacenter in order to do a clean install=85 > as opposed to remote upgrade. =09If you know your hardware, you can build a disk /here/, send it /there/, and have someone swap disks. Usually - but not always - one can simply copy the kernel configuration file and rebuild kernel+world. (Read /usr/src/UPDATING before doing so,) > Unless someone else tells me that It is a painless rapid update. =09It's painless ... except when it isn't. =09:-) =09=09Robert "trust in Allah, but tie up your camel" Huff
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