On Monday 25 September 2006 00:25, Igor Zinovik wrote: > Hello, misc readers. > Maybe my question is obvious, but i want to know could one install old > packages on new release? My situation is following: i have OpenBSD_3_8 and > a lot of packages on CD with OPENBSD_3_6. Docs say: "Dont mix OpenBSD > system and ports version, keep system and ports in sync", but it dont say > anything about packages.
You don't want to mix them. Packages are just compiled ports, But why would you want to? 3.8 has more and newer versions of all the ports, so I really can't see why you'd want to carry over your 3.6 environment. Also, 3.9 is the current release, with 4.0 just around the corner. I would definitely use 3.9 instead of 3.8, and would wait and buy a 4.0 CD set, due out on November 1st. OpenBSD gets lots better with each release along with the ports tree. --STeve Andre'
