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Date:      Mon, 18 Apr 2016 10:09:42 +0200
From:      "Allan Kapoma" <allan.kapoma@zamnet.zm>
To:        "'Erich Dollansky'" <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>
Cc:        <questions@freebsd.org>, "'Nalumino Moola'" <nalumino.moola@zamnet.zm>
Subject:   RE: Upgrading from FreeBSD 4.1
Message-ID:  <00bf01d19949$a9c69080$fd53b180$@zamnet.zm>
In-Reply-To: <20160416094349.77f6a883@X220.alogt.com>
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Hello Erich

What command(s) did you used to move from version 4 to 5.21

Regards


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-----Original Message-----
From: Erich Dollansky [mailto:erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com]=20
Sent: 16 April 2016 03:44
To: Allan Kapoma <allan.kapoma@zamnet.zm>
Cc: questions@freebsd.org; 'Nalumino Moola' <nalumino.moola@zamnet.zm>
Subject: Re: Upgrading from FreeBSD 4.1

Hi,

On Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:09:34 +0200
"Allan Kapoma" <allan.kapoma@zamnet.zm> wrote:

> I'm running FreeBSD 4.10 and I want to upgrade the system to a later=20
> version of FreeBSD.
>=20
this is from 2004 and still running. I wonder if you can even update to =
the
latest version. I have had a notebook, I never brought to 8 as its =
hardware
was not supported from 8 onward.

If you really want to update, use sources to move from version to =
version. I
would move to 5.21 first and the 6.0, 7.0 ...

It will not be possible to compile new versions with the old compiler =
you
have.

The binary upgrade came later. When you have reached that version, you =
can
go via binary upgrades.

Of course, you can have a try and move directly to the oldest version
supporting binary upgrades. I only doubt that your old compiler will =
support
this.

Good luck.

Erich


> =20
>=20
> However, whenever I run commands to update the system (#=20
> freebsd-update), or install portsnap, or install portmanager, or pkg=20
> commands, portsnap fetch extract, I'm getting the message that command =

> not found
>=20
> =20
>=20
> The my output for uname -a is shown below
>=20
> =20
>=20
> relay# uname -a
>=20
> FreeBSD relay.zamnet.zm 4.10-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE #1: Fri Nov
> 12 06:54:4  =20
>=20
> =20
>=20
> I'm asking for assistance on how I can enable the system (FreeBSD
> 4.10) to run these commands and hopefully update my system and=20
> packages on it
>=20
> =20
>=20
> Regards
>=20
> =20
>=20
> Allan Kapoma|Head of Networks| ZAMNET Communication Systems Limited |
>=20
> Mobile: +260 962 235839 | Office: +260 211 220736| Fax: +260 211
> 224775 |
>=20
> COMESA  Center | Ben Bella Road | P.O Box 38299   | Lusaka, 10101
> ZAMBIA |Email:  <mailto:allan.kapoma@zamnet.zm> allan.kapoma@zamnet.zm =

> | Website: <http://www.zamnet.zm/>; www.zamnet.zm.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Nobody Delivers IT Better
>=20
> =20
>=20
> =20
>=20
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