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Date:      Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:04:59 -0500
From:      "W. D." <WD@US-Webmasters.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Upgrade
Message-ID:  <5.1.0.14.2.20020921140231.048ce360@us-webmasters.com>
In-Reply-To: <200209211110.g8LBAVs22301@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
References:  <003701c26123$1d5d5240$32040101@hume>

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At 06:10 9/21/2002, Jerry McAllister wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I''ve bought your FreeBSD(4.5) sometime ago, and only started=
 installation
>> about last week and discover from the web that there is 4.6.2.
>> > Please do enlighten on how shall I upgrade, and how shall I do security
>> patches.
>
>If you really have only started to install it, forget installing 4.5.
>
>Instead, download either the CD iso-s or floppy images for 4.6.2 and
>start fresh with a new install of 4.6.2.   Then you can have the joy
>of upgrading from there to -stable or 4.7 or ...

What about a situation where you've 'inherited' a box with 4.4 that
is online and working and want to upgrade the security patches.  How
does one do that?

Start Here to Find It Fast!=A9 -> http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-pa=
ge/


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