Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 19:22:35 +0200 From: Alnis Morics <alnis.morics@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing from running FreeBSD Message-ID: <5478AF5B.2050307@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5478A899.5050105@bsdjunk.com> References: <20141128174840.6fa1bbb65c1d81e1f25f216e@yahoo.es> <5478A899.5050105@bsdjunk.com>
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On 11/28/2014 18:53, Chris Petrik wrote: > > On 11/28/2014 10:48, Eduardo Morras wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have a server running FreeBSD 9.2-p15. I want to upgrade it to >> release 10.1 with minimal shutdown so I'm thinking about installing >> 10.1 in a new partition running the 10.1 installer from 9.2., >> configure the system, install and configure ports, and then restart >> with 10.1. I never did it before nor know if it can be done and some >> questions emerge: >> >> a) Did someone tried it before? >> b) Can it be done safety/ly? >> c) How can I install ports or pkgs in 10.1 partition from 9.2, >> perhaps with the pkg jail (-j) option? >> >> Thanks in advence >> >> >> --- --- >> Eduardo Morras <emorrasg@yahoo.es> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Why not just use freebsd-update you only reboot once. Yes, and you can make an OS dump before you upgrade, in case something goes wrong.
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