I ask this beacuse I see FreeBSD-14-RELEASE isos , but in Freebsd main site I dont see the 14.0 in "Production" link
portsnap
was not included in the base systemNot strange, it's known in advance it would get removed in 14 onward.the only strange was thatportsnap
was not included in the base system
Strange for me, that not read the release and changes notesNot strange, it's known in advance it would get removed in 14 onward.
It was announced three years ago.Strange for me, that not read the release and changes notes
good to knowIt was announced three years ago.
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portsnap being retired - what's the alternative?
Hi, portsnap being retired: https://marc.info/?l=freebsd-ports&m=159656662608767&w=2 I use "portsnap fetch extract" on a new install, and "portsnap fetch update" to get updates - does anyone know what the alternatives are to those? I'll go digging and might answer my own question soon. Thanks.forums.freebsd.org
seems compatible with thisDon't need the nextboot(8) command if you're not using a custom kernel.
Y'know, if you like portsnap, it's still in ports: ports-mgmt/portsnap... it's just not in base any more, you have to install it separately.good to know
freebsd-update install
a total of three times. First install only updates the kernel, second install updates the userland (aka "world"), third and final install removes old libraries and such. Run your package/port upgrades before running the third install.The upgrade stops.seems to be some debug libraries that are missing, what happens if I chose 'n' ?
You don't need them if you don't regularly debug the base utilities.I should install those missing ones?
thanks,yes, and also is available in packagesY'know, if you like portsnap, it's still in ports: ports-mgmt/portsnap... it's just not in base any more, you have to install it separately.
ports ARE actually where the packages come from, lol.thanks,yes, and also is available in packages
BTW, it helps to keep track of the steps... Doing stuff out of order (or not completing the sequence) can result in unpredictable errors and predictable complaining on Forums...which is why following the Handbook is standard recommendation on these Forums.Oh, and you need to runfreebsd-update install
a total of three times. First install only updates the kernel, second install updates the userland (aka "world"), third and final install removes old libraries and such. Run your package/port upgrades before running the third install.
freebsd-update upgrade -r 14.0
I triedfreebsd-update -r 14.0-RELEASE upgrade
14.0-RELEASE
unsuccessfully multiple times over the weekend. Maybe it's just 14.0
now, as tho seems to say? Or maybe I was just too early. I guess I will find out.thanks for the tip, I will check it outJust keep in mind that the infrastructure portsnap(8) uses will get removed at some point too. So the best way forward is to migrate to some other tool. git(1) is best, gitup(1) is also a nice tool.