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  From: Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx>
  To  : Dale Long <dalel@loftuscomp.com.au>
  Date: 01 Nov 2001 11:37:46 -0930

Re: [OT] Re: FreeBSD 3.2 ports...

On Thu, 2001-11-01 at 17:35, Dale Long wrote:

> How good is FreeBSD at performing a complete system upgrade, from say a
> 3.x series to a 4.x series,on topof an existing 3.x system?

You're probably best off doing a binary updrade using 'sysinstall'. A
source upgrade from 3.x to 4.x isn't for the faint hearted. It's got a
specific mention in the FreeBSD FAQ.

   - andrew

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