Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:20:52 -0400 From: Jaime Kikpole <jkikpole@cairodurham.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Upgrading very old installation Message-ID: <CA%2Bsg5RQOYw=8RLN%2BkK7OznbJJkAE-BOPYz5LMK05gBRhKVJ4Vw@mail.gmail.com>
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I'm running a FreeBSD 6.x server that hasn't been updated in about 1.5 years. atlas:~>uname -mprs FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p8 i386 i386 What is the recommended way to upgrade it to something current? Should I upgrade it to the most recent 6.x and then to 7.x and then to 8.x? Or should I use a more direct route, upgrading it straight to the 8-RELEASE branch? I've been using the cvsup/make method of upgrades for years and only used freebsd-upgrade once. I'm not sure if either method can handle a 6.x to 8.x upgrade. I also have a bunch of ports in this server (e.g. apache, postfix, etc.) Once the OS is updated, should I just portupgrade them all? Thanks in advance, Jaime -- Network Administrator Cairo-Durham Central School District http://cns.cairodurham.org
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