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author | gjb <gjb@FreeBSD.org> | 2015-02-02 21:09:23 +0000 |
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committer | gjb <gjb@FreeBSD.org> | 2015-02-02 21:09:23 +0000 |
commit | 1f9287eed9bc6d539e0c76c2bc8e3fe00ad6abba (patch) | |
tree | 47a22fbfc1b829421beec89dea75d57d65a5eb37 | |
parent | 8b7f81c74b06dd92865d64bd7f5887738b3d447e (diff) | |
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Move the 'Upgrading from Previous Releases of FreeBSD'
section to the top of the file, following the introduction.
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml | 44 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml index e0625f3..8c51752 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml @@ -92,6 +92,28 @@ &release.current; can be found on the &os; Web site.</para> </sect1> + <sect1 xml:id="upgrade"> + <title>Upgrading from Previous Releases of &os;</title> + + <para arch="amd64,i386">Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions + (and snapshots of the various security branches) are supported + using the &man.freebsd-update.8; utility. The binary upgrade + procedure will update unmodified userland utilities, as well as + unmodified GENERIC kernels distributed as a part of an official + &os; release. The &man.freebsd-update.8; utility requires that + the host being upgraded have Internet connectivity.</para> + + <para>Source-based upgrades (those based on recompiling the &os; + base system from source code) from previous versions are + supported, according to the instructions in + <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>.</para> + + <important> + <para>Upgrading &os; should only be attempted after backing up + <emphasis>all</emphasis> data and configuration files.</para> + </important> + </sect1> + <sect1 xml:id="new"> <title>What's New</title> @@ -825,26 +847,4 @@ <para> </para> </sect2> </sect1> - - <sect1 xml:id="upgrade"> - <title>Upgrading from Previous Releases of &os;</title> - - <para arch="amd64,i386">Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions - (and snapshots of the various security branches) are supported - using the &man.freebsd-update.8; utility. The binary upgrade - procedure will update unmodified userland utilities, as well as - unmodified GENERIC kernels distributed as a part of an official - &os; release. The &man.freebsd-update.8; utility requires that - the host being upgraded have Internet connectivity.</para> - - <para>Source-based upgrades (those based on recompiling the &os; - base system from source code) from previous versions are - supported, according to the instructions in - <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>.</para> - - <important> - <para>Upgrading &os; should only be attempted after backing up - <emphasis>all</emphasis> data and configuration files.</para> - </important> - </sect1> </article> |