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From: Douglas Carmichael <dcarmich@mcs.com>
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Subject: Best way to upgrade from 2.2.2-RELEASE to 2.2.x-RELEASE or 3.0-RELEASE
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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 10:45:46 -0500 (CDT)
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Would it be possible to mount the CD-ROM, 
extract the bindist and srcdist with install.sh, and then reboot, 
without having to do a fresh reinstallation?