On Sunday 18 March 2007 06:15, Sunnz wrote: > Just a quick question, say if you got 3.9-stable can you binary > upgrade it to 4.0-release using the CD? (Or, perhaps, FTP?)
Yep. And the topic of upgrading is covered very well by the FAQ. http://www.openbsd.org/faq/upgrade40.html Personally, I never upgrade. Instead I back up relevant data to a different system, then do a full, clean install on a test box. I do not have a particularly good reason for always doing clean installs other than habit. If you want me to come up with some wild yet believable excuse for always doing clean installs, I'm sure I could come up with something but it would probably involve a concocted theory about the affect of solar flares on older disk partitioning. ;-) When I have a single system running the new -RELEASE, I immediately update to -STABLE via CVS and roll my own release(8) of -STABLE for use on other machines. *my* reasoning for doing it this way is because there is a four to six week delay between when -RELEASE is finalized (and sent to the company that makes the CD's) and when it becomes available (even when you pre-order your discs). During this time, bugs are found, fixed and committed to the -STABLE branch. Kind Regards, JCR
