From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sat Nov 30 16:28:05 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D3FD1B0074 for ; Sat, 30 Nov 2019 16:28:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@chthonixia.net) Received: from mail1.g14.pair.com (mail1.g14.pair.com [66.39.4.16]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47QGyD69lvz4CdF for ; Sat, 30 Nov 2019 16:28:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@chthonixia.net) Received: from mail1.g14.pair.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail1.g14.pair.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7AE2A6D6F for ; Sat, 30 Nov 2019 11:28:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from chthonixia.chthonixia.net (cpe-74-64-59-0.nyc.res.rr.com [74.64.59.0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail1.g14.pair.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id AA677A6D6E for ; Sat, 30 Nov 2019 11:28:01 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 11:27:57 -0500 From: "Joe A." To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Updating from 11.2 to 11.3 on a headless machine Message-ID: <20191130162757.GA9364@chthonixia.chthonixia.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.12.2 (2019-09-21) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 47QGyD69lvz4CdF X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=none (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of freebsd@chthonixia.net has no SPF policy when checking 66.39.4.16) smtp.mailfrom=freebsd@chthonixia.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.40 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[0.59.64.74.khpj7ygk5idzvmvt5x4ziurxhy.zen.dq.spamhaus.net : 127.0.0.10]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.99)[-0.989,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; AUTH_NA(1.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[chthonixia.net]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.97)[-0.975,0]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[16.4.39.66.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.1]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:7859, ipnet:66.39.0.0/17, country:US]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; IP_SCORE(-0.24)[asn: 7859(-1.15), country: US(-0.05)]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 16:28:05 -0000 Hello... I have a machine that I moved into a headless with no keyboard role and now I wish to update it to 11.3 from 11.2-RELEASE-p9. Since it's headless, and it seems that FreeBSD update works on a headless machine, I plan to use it as outlined in the handbook in chapter 23.2. First question: am I correct in understanding that FreeBSD update will work on an headless machine, as distinct from svnlite and a build from source? In section 23.2.3. Performing Major and Minor Version Upgrades, this appears: freebsd-update -r 9.1-RELEASE upgrade. On my desktop with a monitor and keyboard, I use snvlite; so when moving between major and minor upgrades, I use svnlite switch. Second question: is it the case that 'freebsd-update -r' is a substitute for 'snvlite switch'? Thanks for any replies, and best regards, Joe