Updating from 11.3-stable to 12.1-stable?
Ruben
mail at osfux.nl
Mon Apr 27 20:15:29 UTC 2020
Hi,
If you are not compiling your own kernel I normally go about it
something like this:
freebsd-update -r 12.1-RELEASE upgrade
freebsd-update install
shutdown -r now
freebsd-update install
You will be prompted to reinstall installed software now.
If you do not use the ports collection:
pkg update
(this probably throws some errors about a major version update being
detected)
pkg-static install -f pkg ; pkg upgrade -fy
If you do use the ports collection:
portmaster -m DISABLE_VULNERABILITIES=yes -Raf --no-confirm
(I always found it convenient to do a full update / upgrade of the
portstree _prior_ to switching to 12.1)
After reinstalling the installed software, you can issue:
freebsd-update install
shutdown -r now
You should be on 12.1 now.
Needless to say; you are advised to make backups / prepare contingency
plans :)
Regards,
Ruben
On 4/27/20 10:01 PM, Bob Willcox wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What is the best way to update a system from 11.3-stable to 12.1-stable? This system
> is a backup file server that I could reinstall if necessary, but I'd really like to
> avoid having to do that.
>
> Any tips/ideas on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Bob
>
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