Re: FreeBSD 10 upgrade from 9.2

From: Glen Barber <gjb_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 18:50:32 -0400
On Fri, Oct 04, 2013 at 03:32:42PM -0600, Daniel Hallett wrote:
> I am wondering how I can be able to upgrade to freeBSD 10.0-ALPHA4
> from my 9.2-RELEASE. I have upgraded my 9.1 amd64 to the 9.2 release
> yesterday. But now I am wondering how to upgrade the install to the
> freebsd 10 releases. I usually like to keep current and would like
> to also know that how I can keep my 10 install updated such alpha
> 4 to alpha 5 or beta 1? Any help in this regard is definitely
> appreciated. I have been using freebsd since about when 8.2 have
> been out. I've been back and forth between Linux and freebsd for a
> few years and now I have mad my mind up and decided to use freebsd
> on my servers/desktops and laptops that I can be able to install
> it on.
> 

You cannot upgrade to -ALPHA versions using freebsd-update(8), you must
upgrade by rebuilding your userland and kernel.

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/makeworld.html

Glen


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