freebsd-update

[LuMiWa]

I am thinking to upgrade FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p8 to 15-release with
pkg-update upgrade.
I am using FreeBSD as Desktop and I am using binary packages - latest.
I did read a problem that many important packages from latest are
missing. Is it safer to upgrade now, please or better to wait for 15.1?

Thank you.

--
"Someone said to me once that a cigarette at the right moment is better
than all the ideals in the world."

― Erich Maria Remarque

[jpre...@eepycat.org]

> I am thinking to upgrade FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p8 to 15-release with
pkg-update upgrade.
I am using FreeBSD as Desktop and I am using binary packages - latest.
I did read a problem that many important packages from latest are
missing. Is it safer to upgrade now, please or better to wait for 15.1?

Any packages in particular you're worried about? I'm running
15.0-RELEASE-p2 as a desktop, upgraded from 14.3.

Have you worked with bectl before? You can always rollback if
something's not working right.

-Justin

[LuMiWa]

I am using UFS.

[jpre...@eepycat.org]

> I am using UFS.

UFS supports snapshots as well:
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/06/04/freebsd-tips-and-tricks-creating-snapshots-with-ufs/

[David Christensen]

On 2/9/26 06:15, LuMiWa wrote:
> I am thinking to upgrade FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p8 to 15-release with
> pkg-update upgrade.
> I am using FreeBSD as Desktop and I am using binary packages - latest.
> I did read a problem that many important packages from latest are
> missing. Is it safer to upgrade now, please or better to wait for 15.1?
>
> Thank you.

I put my OS's on small, fast disks (Intel 520 Series SSD 60 GB, 2.5")
and my data on other disks. This allows me to:

1. Take images of my OS disks in less time and less space as needed and
on a regular basis.

2. Save many OS disk images in less space.

3. Restore OS disk images in less time.


I suggest that you disconnect all your disks, install a zeroed/ security
erased, small, fast OS disk, install your OS of choice, and evaluate if
the OS meets your needs. If it does, reconnect your old disks and
migrate your configuration and/or data forward. If not, remove the new
disk and reconnect your old disks.


David

[LuMiWa]