Re: Upgrading from 10.0 to 10.1

[Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz%gmail.com@localhost>]

Hi,

After reading this thread I have some doubts.

I have used sysupgrade from pkgsrc both in rapsberry pi and amd64 
systems with success. It is straight forward, but the most delicate 
stage is during the upgrade of /etc files, you must read carefully and 
answer the questions to be sure that you do not overwrite your settings 
with the newer file (passwd, group, rc.conf files for example). I have 
never used the "sysupgrade auto" procedure, I used the first kernel and 
modules update and reboot, then base system upgrade. I believe that the 
"auto" procedure will ask you the same /etc files questions before 
overwrite your settings (I think...).

I have also used built-in sysinst program to upgrade amd64 from 10---> 
10-stable --->10.1 and worked fine (not using installation media, just 
pointing to the URL of the newer system when running built-in sysinst 
executable file). I understand that this way we upgrade both kernel and 
userland at the same time. I read that is not recommended and kernel 
must be upgraded before the base system, reboot and then upgrade the 
base system. Have I been lucky as I have always done "minor version" 
upgrades?

But my concern is for upgrading from 10.x to 11, when 11 will be 
released (major version upgrade). ¿Is it mandatory to use an install 
media (pendrive 11.0 installer for example )? ¿would it be possible to 
use built-in sysinst from 10.x to upgrade to 11, upgrading kernel first 
and reboot, then upgrade the base system upgrade using the built-in sysinst?

Perhaps I am asking silly things but it is a subject that I do not fully 
understand. I want to be sure not to break my systems when 11.0 arrive.

Of course as you have told us, I understand that it is also possible to 
do a "full manual" system upgrade downloading the *.tgz sets and 
uncompressing them manually over the old ones, with the etc files 
upgraded separately, but I am a bit lazy and  I think it will be more 
prone to human errors that using sysinst and sysupgrade programs.

Thanks in advance.

Regards.


Thanks so much.