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Remove reference to FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE from 'Upgrading from

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previous releases' paragraph since all supported version of FreeBSD
now support binary upgrades

Remove 'of course,' from foot note reminding to create a backup
before attempting a binary update

Approved by:    hrs (mentor)
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Steven Kreuzer 2014-01-15 15:16:11 +00:00
parent c3fbb0d11a
commit 75126ac798
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=260689
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@ -723,14 +723,13 @@ hv_vmbus_load="YES"</programlisting> Alternatively, the Hyper-V drivers can be
<sect1 xml:id="upgrade">
<title>Upgrading from previous releases of &os;</title>
<para arch="amd64,i386">Beginning with &os; 6.2-RELEASE,
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 or
SMP 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 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
@ -738,7 +737,7 @@ hv_vmbus_load="YES"</programlisting> Alternatively, the Hyper-V drivers can be
<filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>.</para>
<important>
<para>Upgrading &os; should, of course, only be attempted after
<para>Upgrading &os; should only be attempted after
backing up <emphasis>all</emphasis> data and configuration
files.</para>
</important>