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Subject: [Bug 293516] freebsd-update without pkg(8) is largely unusable in
 FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:29:45 +0000
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--- Comment #13 from Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> ---
Re: comment 12

Probably the opposite.=20

As far as I can tell: pkgbase systems are never bugged, because pkg(8) is
bootstrapped.

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Comment 11 may be the best indicator, I was probably too terse.=20

More explicit steps to reproduce, with the fetch command:

1. install, and have an Internet connection
2. make final changes when exiting FreeBSD Installer
3. freebsd-update fetch

Alternatively:=20

1. install
2. restart the OS ("Reboot") after exiting FreeBSD Installer
3. login as root
4. have an Internet connection
5. freebsd-update fetch

Either way, nothing happens.=20

With the showconfig command, which shows nothing, an Internet connection is=
 not
required :-)

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