From nobody Tue Feb 10 10:13:45 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 4f9HTY2W1bz6RpfG for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:13:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lumiwa@dismail.de) Received: from mx2.dismail.de (mx2.dismail.de [159.69.191.136]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA512) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4f9HTX648Dz3JwW for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:13:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lumiwa@dismail.de) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from mx2.dismail.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx2.dismail.de (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 11ecd341; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:13:50 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=dismail.de; h=date:from :to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=20190914; bh=3N++Jz3h YFgY+XN4PhvRR6bDwLVKEGO7X8SZVUrsQdQ=; b=HOP2jZSj9nI1N3c/DiHfYogB 7ccE6EEVVXEw09/b/pMb34v06IXUKyf0pgLKMrGQfVPpbjG84RH6ITjorSPTt5ui atm2ZYeArE7tbOLBfPfkX6ZZcQv5S/uMLhAVm+fnP8Vi61kDH8bCPo9k0jO00Y+q bn0TciuHrrOJ5uxFBrCQIvsu6uJzCPv/tASVe4v52eVp8JZfnv/J6T1RtoDgSMo2 Y/WXTMsntSZ+exK2FnwXWgazeQrKifzXSaf8WMliJCY8ZrErjcGKhugYkVdTd0FF cTAd3+gvjas2UAxDEDoSG3mXgPoTMfe9MP/13sij7spwsa63AOrbJkH+HkrrRg== Received: from smtp1.dismail.de ( [10.240.26.11]) by mx2.dismail.de (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 24e8b1d7; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:13:50 +0100 (CET) Received: from smtp1.dismail.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1.dismail.de (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 8ef2bc25; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:13:50 +0100 (CET) Received: by dismail.de (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPSA id b488899f (TLSv1.3:TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256:NO); Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:13:49 +0100 (CET) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:13:45 -0500 From: LuMiWa To: David Christensen Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-update Message-ID: <20260210051345.6fc595c0@dismail.de> In-Reply-To: <39655402-5197-464d-a361-c59faa3a0191@holgerdanske.com> References: <20260209091514.06d19251@dismail.de> <39655402-5197-464d-a361-c59faa3a0191@holgerdanske.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.21.0 (GTK+ 2.24.33; amd64-portbld-freebsd14.3) 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:24940, ipnet:159.69.0.0/16, country:DE] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4f9HTX648Dz3JwW X-Spamd-Bar: ---- On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 18:14:27 -0800 David Christensen wrote: > 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? > >=20 > > Thank you. >=20 >=20 > I put my OS's on small, fast disks (Intel 520 Series SSD 60 GB, 2.5")=20 > and my data on other disks. This allows me to: >=20 > 1. Take images of my OS disks in less time and less space as needed > and on a regular basis. >=20 > 2. Save many OS disk images in less space. >=20 > 3. Restore OS disk images in less time. >=20 >=20 > 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. >=20 >=20 > David >=20 >=20 Thank you. --=20 "Someone said to me once that a cigarette at the right moment is better=20 than all the ideals in the world." =E2=80=95 Erich Maria Remarque