Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:23:48 -0800 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: Andrea Brancatelli <abrancatelli@schema31.it> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Ancient FreeBSD update path Message-ID: <CAOjFWZ4uqLwHZHjFVVijKEgXEOW7VvGYRtZrvLm2Yj3f9U1G3g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <03c972a8f098b1b547da690efaad771f@schema31.it> References: <03c972a8f098b1b547da690efaad771f@schema31.it>
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On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 4:28 AM, Andrea Brancatelli < abrancatelli@schema31.it> wrote: > Hello guys. > > I have a couple of ancient FreeBSD install that I have to bring into > this century (read either 10.4 or 11.1) :-) > > I'm talking about a FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p4 and a couple of FreeBSD > 9.3-RELEASE-p53. > > What upgrade strategy would you suggest? > > Direct jump into the future (8 -> 11)? Progressive steps (8 -> 9 -> 10 > -> 11)? Boiling water on the HDs? :-) > =E2=80=8BI like to do it in steps. It takes longer, but the results tend t= o be better. 8.0 --> last 8.x release --> 9.0 --> last 9.x release --> 10.0 --> last 10.x release --> 11.0 --> last 11.x release Backup /usr/local/etc and any other configuration files that are strewn about. Then format/delete /usr/ports/* and /usr/local/* and install the ports/packages you need. Of course, for something that ancient, it would probably be faster/better to just backup the config files, format the drives, and install 11.1 from scratch. :) --=20 Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com
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