On 2012-11-24, bofh <goodb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Nick Holland ><n...@holland-consulting.net> wrote: >> On 11/22/12 09:58, bofh wrote: >>> Can I just run install -> upgrade and install everything but etc.tgz >>> and xetc.tgz? Any post installation stuff I have to worry about? >> >> No. Reinstall completely. Do not try to "migrate" without a complete >> wipe/reload. > > Thanks! Out of curiousity, are there executables that are in i386 but > not amd64 or vice versa? I can see issues with libraries. Am just > curious. > >
Better to clean out all the directories that may contain binaries (/*bin, /usr/*bin, /usr/X11R6, /usr/lib*, /usr/mdec) as well as packages (after keeping a copy of pkg_info output to feed to pkg_add -zl). It can be done (even on a running system if you're careful) but definitely not recommended. It's one of those things where if you have to ask how to do it, you probably shouldn't.
