Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:29:47 +0200 (CEST) From: =?UTF-8?Q?Trond_Endrest=C3=B8l?= <trond.endrestol@ximalas.info> To: Bob Willcox <bob@immure.com> Cc: questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Updating from 11.3-stable to 12.1-stable? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.22.395.2004300026400.91211@enterprise.ximalas.info> In-Reply-To: <20200429212754.GA1510@rancor.immure.com> References: <20200427200111.GA39823@rancor.immure.com> <20200428130853.GB39823@rancor.immure.com> <20200429212754.GA1510@rancor.immure.com>
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On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:27-0500, Bob Willcox wrote:
> Well, here are the steps that I took to upgrade my 11.3-STABLE system to
> 12.1-STABLE. May not be the best/most efficient but they worked for me
> and I thought someone else may benefit from them.
>
> 1) Make a backup of the current system
> 2) Delete everything in /usr/src, making certin to remove the files and directories
> that start with a dot (".").
You can combine 2 and 4 in one go:
svn switch ^/stable/12 /usr/src
> 3) Delete everything in /usr/obj.
> 4) Download (via svn) the new FreeBSD release /usr/src to be updated to.
> 5) Build the new world from the source.
> 6) Build the new kernel from the source.
> 7) Run "mergemaster -Fp" to update files that may be needing update prior to
> doing the installworld.
> 8) Run "make installworld" in /usr/src.
> 9) Run "make installkernel" in /usr/src.
> 10) Run "mergemaster -iU" do update any remaining files that need to be updated.
> 11) Reboot the system.
> 12) Run "pkg update" to update the pkg database to the new system's level.
> 13) Run "pkg upgrade" to update all packages to reflect the new system's level.
> 14) Reboot the system.
>
> Bob
--
Trond.
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