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Date:      Fri, 15 Jun 2001 03:16:57 -0400
From:      "Michael Silver" <msilver@sc.rr.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: upgrading kernel from 4.2r to 4.3s
Message-ID:  <00de01c0f56b$2a7d89b0$0200000a@silvertriad>
References:  <20010615020420.B44014@amant.pdl.cs.cmu.edu> <01061422181800.43207@galaxy.anchoragerescue.org>

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Beech Rintoul" <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org>
To: "David Petrou" <dpetrou@cs.cmu.edu>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: upgrading kernel from 4.2r to 4.3s
> Unlike linux, FreeBSD is an integrated OS. You can't upgrade the kernel
> without also upgrading the userland. As for setting up cvsup, there's
really
> nothing to setup, you should already have the src directory, and the cvsup
> port is really easy to install. There are complete docs available at
> www.freebsd.org. Do yourself a big favor and save yourself a lot of grief,
if
> you need to upgrade do it properly.

I have to agree with this.  I just did my first upgrade, and I was shocked
how simple it was.  I kept putting it off and putting it off.

A simple guide to CVSup is posted at
http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/.

...Michael...


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