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Old 01-28-2009
Question Upgrading to FreeBSd 8.0

I have installed Free BSD 7.1 an would like to upgrade to 8.0 using theupgrade option under sysinstall. Is this posible?

Last edited by FloridaBSD; 01-29-2009 at 02:00 PM..
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Old 01-30-2009
You may be able to use freebsd-update, although I am not entirely sure if it supports CURRENT releases. Check out the man page for more details.
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Old 02-08-2009
When making such a large jump, as from 7.1-8.X I would recommend using the cvsup route and upgrade from source. Get the source code then do the buildworld, buildkernel, mergemaster, installkernel, installworld thing (see the handbook for details). Ensures a fresh, clean build and cleans out old libraries.
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Old 04-02-2009
Are you in any particular hurry to upgrade to 8.0? Maybe you don't need to.
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