Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:25:02 -0400 From: Mike <the.lists@mgm51.com> To: freebsd-pkgbase@FreeBSD.org Subject: Moving to pkg-based in 15.1 ... Message-ID: <db84590d-4284-4a65-83bd-65b517fb783d@mgm51.com>
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I have a couple of questions as I run a test environment ...
For starters, I downloaded and installed the memstick image of 15.1
AMD64. So that is what I am working with here.
OK, under the prior environment when I wanted to update from, say, p5 to
p6 of the current installed version (e.g., 14.3 p5 to 14.3 p6), I had a
script that ran ...
/usr/sbin/freebsd-update fetch
then, after a yes/no prompt ...
/usr/sbin/freebsd-update install
then, when that completed the script ran ...
InstalledKernelVersion=$( /bin/freebsd-version -k )
RunningKernelVersion=$( /bin/freebsd-version -r )
InstalledUserLandVersion=$( /bin/freebsd-version -u )
echo "Running kernel: ${RunningKernelVersion}"
echo "Installed kernel: ${InstalledKernelVersion}"
echo "Installed userland: ${InstalledUserLandVersion}"
and based upon that, I knew whether or not I needed to reboot.
It was fairly simple. I just ran the script. No config file changes
needed.
Now, as I understand the pkgbase system, it has gotten a bit more complex.
I no longer see that easy ability to update from one patch level to the
current patch level within the installed version.
As I read...
https://wiki.freebsd.org/PkgBase
I see examples of "Minor version upgrades." But no examples of updating
from one patch level to a subsequent patch level within a version.
Is there a FreeBSD wiki article I have missed?
thx.
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