Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

[Philipp Ost]

Jason Slack wrote:
> I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am not one
> to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from the test
> releases of 7 available now to the final release when ready? Or do you have
> to wipe?

Yes, you can upgrade your system without wiping the disk. You just sync 
the sources and recompile the kernel/world. The FreeBSD Handbook has 
more information regarding this, I recommend reading it -- it's worth it ;-)


HTH,
Philipp
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