Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:18:57 +0100 From: Terje Elde <terje@elde.net> To: Peter Harrison <four.harrisons@googlemail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, aberg010@my.hennepintech.edu Subject: Re: Upgrade from 8.4 to 10.2 Message-ID: <60D232B4-43A0-47CE-BFF3-C7808B2B757A@elde.net> In-Reply-To: <CAA3eX7ar9GxWd6X9RXaHFK8_cEx4VFt9osY5CftCap8Y%2B%2BZrXQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAA3eX7axiqVnu9XunE=zyzGOLpWOqEyB%2BBFL%2B_xTk7q5nWBSwA@mail.gmail.com> <566C1177.7010900@my.hennepintech.edu> <05930DAC-9997-48F3-8A36-C23616058423@elde.net> <CAA3eX7ar9GxWd6X9RXaHFK8_cEx4VFt9osY5CftCap8Y%2B%2BZrXQ@mail.gmail.com>
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> On 12 Dec 2015, at 19:12, Peter Harrison <four.harrisons@googlemail.com> w= rote: >=20 > Thanks both. Should I go straight to 9.3 or to 9 then 9.3? General rule of thumb, not just FreeBSD, but applies here as well; Go one major at a time, but to the highest version in that major, so 9.3.=20= There could be bugs in 9.0 that's been resolved in 9.3 for example, and 9.3 t= o 10-series has probably seen more testing than 9.0 to 10-series.=20 In other words, 9.3 offers a bit reduced risk when upgrading both to and fro= m it.=20 Might not be a problem to go straight to 10, and if you test first, that's a= viable path.=20 Oh, and it can't hurt to skim through /usr/src/UPDATING of the versions you'= re upgrading to. If there's anything required to be done manually, it'll alm= ost certainly be listed there (sorry if anyone already mentioned).=20 You can find the right version of the file easily online.=20 Terje
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