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Date:      Fri, 28 May 1999 14:52:46 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Ritwik Bhattacharya <ritwik@dbrci.blr.daimlerbenz.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: linux_libs 2.6.1
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905281451580.11808-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905271019590.4042-100000@hamsadhwani.dbrci.blr.daimlerbenz.com>

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On Thu, 27 May 1999, Ritwik Bhattacharya wrote:

> I just downloaded the latest linux libs. I already have an older version
> (2.4) installed on my bsd box running 2.2.8-RELEASE. Should I just extract
> the new tarball over the old one, or remove the old one first ?

Current Best Practice is to pkg_delete the old one, then install the new
one.

> Also, I've
> downloaded the sources for 3.2-STABLE. Is it ok to upgrade directly from
> 2.2.8 - 3.2, or should I go via 3.0 ?

I'd suggest going by 3.1 instead.  3.0 and 3.1 are different animals.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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