Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:16:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri <wearabnet@yahoo.ca> To: Jason Slack <slackmoehrle@gmail.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <469276.20580.qm@web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Hello Jason,=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0A> From: Jason Slack <slackm= oehrle@gmail.com>=0A> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org=0A> Sent: Tuesday, Oct= ober 30, 2007 2:25:18 AM=0A> Subject: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions=0A> =0A> = Hi All,=0A> =0A> I am new to FreeBSD, or want to be.=0A> =0A> I have an HP = Media center PC that has the Viiv 920-D processor with=0A> 4GB=0A> =0A of= =0A> RAM. I hate Windows, but had to sell my MacBook so my Fiance and=0A> I= =0A> =0A could get=0A> into a new apartment together.=0A> =0A> I want to tr= y version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am=0A> not=0A> =0A one= =0A> to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from=0A> th= e=0A> =0A test=0A> releases of 7 available now to the final release when re= ady? Or do=0A> you=0A> =0A have=0A> to wipe?=0A> =0A> I apologize, but I am= from a Solaris environment and then OS X.=0A> =0A> Jason=0A> -- =0A> "Don'= t be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with=0A> people=0A> = =0A who=0A> are reckless with yours"........Lehrmann (1997)=0A=0AYou can al= ways upgrade to a newer FreeBSD version without too much hassle.=0A=0AHere = are the steps.=0A=0Acsup your src tree to RELENG_7=0A=0AThen do these steps= as root=0A=0A#cd /usr/src=0A#make cleandir=0A#make cleanworld=0A#mergemast= er -p=0A#make buildworld=0A#make buildkernel=0A#make installkernel=0A#reboo= t=0A#cd /usr/src=0A#make installworld=0A#mergemaster -iU (-iU added to auto= matically install files that don't exist and upgrade those that haven't cha= nged.=0A#reboot=0A=0Amergemaster made it very easy to upgrade, thank you Do= ug! }:)=0A =0ARegards, =0A-Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri=0AArab Portal=0Ahttp= ://www.WeArab.Net/=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A_______________________________________= ___________=0ADo You Yahoo!?=0ATired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spa= m protection around =0Ahttp://mail.yahoo.com
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