Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:04:05 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 270338] FreeBSD Handbook: minor and major upgrades with freebsd-update(8): corrections and improvements Message-ID: <bug-270338-9-6nCHOTzWax@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-270338-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-270338-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D270338 Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flags| |maintainer-feedback?(re@Fre | |eBSD.org) CC| |re@FreeBSD.org --- Comment #6 from Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> --- >From bug 213935 comment 1:=20 > I think you should not skip intermediate versions. =E2=8B=AF As far as I know: this (advice to not skip) is often recommended, but not officially made explicit.=20 It is, I think, implicit in release-specific installation instructions. For example, from instructions at <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.2R/>; for 13.2-RELEASE:=20 > =E2=8B=AF freebsd-update(8) =E2=8B=AF 12.4-RELEASE or 13.1-RELEASE can up= grade =E2=8B=AF @re please: should there be clearer advice, in the FreeBSD Handbook, to complete minor update routines before attempting a major upgrade?=20 Currently, under <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/book/#freebsdupdate-upgrade>:=20 > =E2=8B=AF The following command, when run on a FreeBSD 13.1 system, will= =20 > upgrade it to FreeBSD 13.2: >=20 > # freebsd-update -r 13.2-RELEASE upgrade >=20 > =E2=8B=AF (If, say, an operator has a non-patched 13.0 system: there's no hint to pat= ch before attempting an upgrade.) --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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