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From: nwestfal.csci.csusb.edu@orion (Neal Westfall)
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Subject: Re: 0202 Snap - How the Heck do you Upgrade
To: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 1995 17:04:57 -0800 (PST)
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> 
> > I have asked this question before, but have not recieved any responses.
> > What is the procedure / method for upgrading to the SNAP release. 
> > I am currently running 2.0R and would very much like to upgrade to
> > fix my slip and ppp problems.  Please help.
> 
> 1)	SUP the current sources as of the SNAP
> 2)	Recompile the world.  Especially programs using routing.

Is there any reason why one could not just extract the bindist?
(first backing up files in /etc of course)

Then build a new kernel.  I've just done that several times for these
snapshots.  Anything to look out for?