Install 15.1 from packages or distribution sets

John Levine

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Jun 23, 2026, 3:11:13 PM (6 days ago) Jun 23

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I am setting up a new FreeBSD 15.1 server from scratch, an actual physical 1U server.

Should I install from distribution sets or packages? I realize that packages are
the future, but when you boot from a USB stick and get to that point in the
install it says packages are "technology preview" which is a bit daunting.

TIA,
John

Marco Moock

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Jun 23, 2026, 3:32:57 PM (6 days ago) Jun 23

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Am 23.06.26 um 21:10 schrieb John Levine:

> Should I install from distribution sets or packages? I realize that packages are
> the future, but when you boot from a USB stick and get to that point in the
> install it says packages are "technology preview" which is a bit daunting.

I use them and didn't encounter any issue yet. It is planned to remove
distribution set support with FreeBSD 16 according to the documentation.

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Paul Vixie

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Jun 23, 2026, 5:18:57 PM (6 days ago) Jun 23

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on my last few from-scratch installs i used packages. it'll be painful to upgrade to the next rev, but soooo easy to install patchrevs. no regrets.