Re: 5.0 -> 5.3 upgrade, or better to fresh install
Hexren <[email protected]> Thu, 3 Mar 2005 07:59:21 +0100
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.freebsd.newbies |
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> We've got an old 5.0 RELEASE system we set up a while ago. Is upgrading > to 5.3 RELEASE supported, and will it be successful with default upgrade > instructions? Or for simplicity's sake would we be better served by a > fresh installation of 5.3 on this system? > TIA > DS > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]" --------------------------------------------- Imho default upgrade installations are good. I would only add to them: Backup all important config files beforehand (Kernel Config, /etc/passwd, httpd.conf, etc.) if you do anything wrong (like pressing the wrong key in mergemaster) it is so much more comfortable to have backups. Hexren _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"