Re: Updating NetBSD binary packages

[Dalibor Gudzic <dalibor.gudzic%gmail.com@localhost>]

Hi,

On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Dirk H. Schulz
<dirk.schulz%kinzesberg.de@localhost> wrote:
>
> What about updating the NetBSD base system? The NetBSD guide seems to imply
> that booting from an installation medium is absolutely necessary, but I
> venture to ask for it nevertheless:
> Is there any way to update a running system? Can (e.g.) sysinst be installed
> and run without booting from installation media? Or is there a tool that can
> fetch updated sets and extract them into place?
>

See the following blog entry for a hint about this:

http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/bx/blosxom.cgi/nb_20100104_0228.html


All best

> Thanks for your patience so far.
>
> Dirk
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