Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 06:55:33 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: BSD Freak <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.0 - CURRENT Message-ID: <20010918065533.B736@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20010916203751.A26142@xor.obsecurity.org>; from kris@obsecurity.org on Sun, Sep 16, 2001 at 08:37:51PM -0700 References: <441f8543fad4.43fad4441f85@mbox.com.au> <20010916203751.A26142@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On Sunday, 16 September 2001 at 20:37:51 -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 02:08:01PM +1100, BSD Freak wrote: >> Hi Everyone, >> >> Does I have all the FreeBSD-RELEASE CD's ISO's etc... What is the best >> way to get a machine running FreeBSD 5.0 - CURRENT. >> >> As far as I have seen there are no ISO available for download, only >> the source. Correct. This is a feature, not a bug. How much data would you need to transfer to rebuild your system daily if you imported it as an ISO? >> Is there a way to upgrade a 4.3 machine to 5.0 - CURRENT or do I have >> to compile the binaries and run a 5.0 installation. >> >> Does this have anything to do with make world? Yes. That's the answer. >> It would be great if someone could steer me into the right direction... > > Basically, if you can't figure out how to upgrade to -current on your > own, you shouldn't be running it. FreeBSD-CURRENT is for experienced > developers only; there are sharp edges, at any given moment some > things may not work, and you need to know how to recover from crashes > and catastrophic failures on your own without relying on technical > support. To add to this, if you're running -CURRENT, you should be subscribed to the FreeBSD-current mailing list. Ask questions there, but do your homework first. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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