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Subject: Re: Upgrade 8.4-STABLE to 14-STABLE
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Karl Vogel <vogelke@pobox.com> writes:

> On Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 02:56:05AM -0500, Odhiambo Washington wrote:
>> Is there a way to upgrade 8.4-STABLE to 14-STABLE, or even change it to
>> 14-RELEASE?
>
>   Seriously, if it's possible don't even try.  Make (and test) a good
>   backup, do a clean install from scratch, and restore your old stuff.

It sounds like the system has been exposed to the Internet without
updates for about ten years. If that is the case, I wouldn't trust it
anyway, so upgrading it to something recent would be silly even if it
were easy.

Be well.