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Move the 'Upgrading from Previous Releases of FreeBSD'

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section to the top of the file, following the introduction.

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Glen Barber 2015-02-02 21:09:23 +00:00
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&release.current; can be found on the &os; Web site.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="upgrade">
<title>Upgrading from Previous Releases of &os;</title>
<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
supported, according to the instructions in
<filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>.</para>
<important>
<para>Upgrading &os; should only be attempted after backing up
<emphasis>all</emphasis> data and configuration files.</para>
</important>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="new">
<title>What's New</title>
@ -825,26 +847,4 @@
<para>&nbsp;</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="upgrade">
<title>Upgrading from Previous Releases of &os;</title>
<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
supported, according to the instructions in
<filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>.</para>
<important>
<para>Upgrading &os; should only be attempted after backing up
<emphasis>all</emphasis> data and configuration files.</para>
</important>
</sect1>
</article>