:: upgrade FreeBSD 6.2 system from RELEASE to STABLE ::

upgrade FreeBSD 6.2 OS from RELEASE branch to STABLE branch made easy by following the guides below:-

1. simple yet efficient guidance on upgrade process (use other browser than IE to open this site)


http://lofotenmoose.info/bsd/note/upgrading-from-release-to-stable/



-- the site describe upgrading FreeBSD through cvsup, which mean cvsup must
first be installed to the system

(you can install it through ports: /usr/ports/net/cvsup)



-- define FreeBSD release tag in stable-supfile configuration:

*default release=cvs tag=RELENG



-- replace RELENG with RELEASE Tags which you can refer from here:


http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvs-tags.html



2. official FreeBSD Handbook on buildworld/upgrading


http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html