Upgrading a FreeBSD 7.1 server

[Mike Clarke]

On Thursday 15 Jan 2015 11:21:36 Robert Fitzpatrick wrote:

> Is it possible to upgrade a FreeBSD 7.1 server, perhaps a step up 
> process to 8.4 first? We have a virtual server that we prefer not to 
> reinstall all packages.

Packages are not compatible between major revision levels of the OS so you'll 
need to reinstall all your packages anyway whatever upgrade route you take.

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Mike Clarke