From nobody Tue Feb 10 02:14:27 2026 X-Original-To: questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4f94rs4KdPz6RDPf for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:14:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dpchrist@holgerdanske.com) Received: from holgerdanske.com (holgerdanske.com [184.105.128.27]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "holgerdanske.com", Issuer "R13" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4f94rr0xFKz3M98 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:14:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dpchrist@holgerdanske.com) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=holgerdanske.com header.s=nov-20210719-112354 header.b=icRgaRvQ; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=holgerdanske.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of dpchrist@holgerdanske.com designates 184.105.128.27 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=dpchrist@holgerdanske.com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=holgerdanske.com; s=nov-20210719-112354; t=1770689683; bh=GqH3WGLXt+gFyWLAH0Zme/cjeqstD937otS/aSXaMc8=; h=Received:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:User-Agent:Subject:To: References:Content-Language:From:In-Reply-To:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=icRgaRvQCUBO0brZypGnNB6k/rXLZgAvfmfKE3EanDWinSXM49oSVmxy1BZJ+I27J Pzk/tPJFGVtBdIhk4a2QyNlhpPOeuOGS2S78a/imbWpqBJoAmZZB3zWnZme3qiN+dt YXDJWNJ72MiLfOy0zhaXndKm1gU7a6ZqvkFrj6jrfNCFAkjmCiYxu/At/kIA/4ih2G /X0RHanPxPj76rozwAX0krXBi2n3SSa0aroCwJGHqmx/VdNOkz6Qy8nXNrdjympc7b I4loX/dx5q5jE6kLIBcb19xPTYL20fc2qKPdoyb80xOjQgcS8ZDf3xHEQIqhh0iz7D tvmLsD9VLLqkKlgrFJYIaOmAOLcuAxMSkxR+zLzX4DXTox+1sd/JNFKa1H331DCAJH RQirf/spihcnmq25Pz0HxcUs/pm6ptid7UJpUbEQ/3SUTB70dFxeJmRVjHkJf9ht5x 35UjdFZI1otP7aZM3emelMr7pUDrWu5mz/S6B2F0MEFwvgKefsusjX6EuoclLPmzCs qfnN9QCv3TIEqbZAAkakphIA7MRdoAmGVt06Ml0igQwLOdS11KJtGmi/S1vWcEJe69 3hGMO1X3jM3tiLvuQ/uV60/5uvgkBtqZr+lm2Rq5OEYYL4OJeWSdim7gSerAy0M8eh lPGfX3KGsjj7VJ+nNmktYrfs= Received: from 99.100.19.101 (99-100-19-101.lightspeed.frokca.sbcglobal.net [99.100.19.101]) by holgerdanske.com with ESMTPSA (TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:TLSv1.3:Kx=any:Au=any:Enc=AESGCM(128):Mac=AEAD) (SMTP-AUTH username dpchrist@holgerdanske.com, mechanism PLAIN) for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2026 18:14:43 -0800 Message-ID: <39655402-5197-464d-a361-c59faa3a0191@holgerdanske.com> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 18:14:27 -0800 List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: freebsd-update To: questions@freebsd.org References: <20260209091514.06d19251@dismail.de> Content-Language: en-US From: David Christensen In-Reply-To: <20260209091514.06d19251@dismail.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.80 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-0.996]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[holgerdanske.com,none]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[holgerdanske.com:s=nov-20210719-112354]; ONCE_RECEIVED(0.20)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+a]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; RCVD_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:6939, ipnet:184.104.0.0/15, country:US]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[holgerdanske.com:+] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4f94rr0xFKz3M98 X-Spamd-Bar: --- On 2/9/26 06:15, LuMiWa wrote: > I am thinking to upgrade FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p8 to 15-release with > pkg-update upgrade. > I am using FreeBSD as Desktop and I am using binary packages - latest. > I did read a problem that many important packages from latest are > missing. Is it safer to upgrade now, please or better to wait for 15.1? > > Thank you. I put my OS's on small, fast disks (Intel 520 Series SSD 60 GB, 2.5") and my data on other disks. This allows me to: 1. Take images of my OS disks in less time and less space as needed and on a regular basis. 2. Save many OS disk images in less space. 3. Restore OS disk images in less time. I suggest that you disconnect all your disks, install a zeroed/ security erased, small, fast OS disk, install your OS of choice, and evaluate if the OS meets your needs. If it does, reconnect your old disks and migrate your configuration and/or data forward. If not, remove the new disk and reconnect your old disks. David