Re: Upgrade 8.4-STABLE to 14-STABLE

From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve_at_sohara.org>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2024 15:15:54 UTC 
On Sat, 27 Jan 2024 10:55:04 +0300
Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is there a way to upgrade 8.4-STABLE to 14-STABLE, or even change it to
> 14-RELEASE?

	Certainly, but you will have to do it in stages to follow the
beaten (read tested) path. 8.4-9.0, 9.0-10.0, 10.0-11.0 ... You might even
have to take smaller steps. It occurs to me to wonder whether the
freebsd-update servers still carry all the steps, that would be much
faster. Just go 8.4-stable->9.0-release and use freebsd-update from there.

	It would undoubtedly be quicker and easier to backup everything
that's yours, install 14.0, restore your stuff.

-- 
Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>