driesm
Developer
I would like to start using jails but I have a few questions regarding updating them.
I'm running 11-stable on the host and would like to run 11.1-release in the jails.
I'm wondering if I can use
I noticed that when issuing
This makes me believe it will not be possible to use freebsd-update. Is this correct?
The only possible way to update jails on a stable host will be through source builds then?
Using
I'm running 11-stable on the host and would like to run 11.1-release in the jails.
I'm wondering if I can use
freebsd-update
to update the 11.1-release jails even when running 11-stable on the host.I noticed that when issuing
freebsd-update fetch
in a jail results in it trying to fetch keys for 11.2-prerelease (11-stable).
Code:
root@port:/ # freebsd-update --debug fetch
Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 3 mirrors found.
Fetching public key from update6.freebsd.org... fetch: http://update6.freebsd.org/11.2-PRERELEASE/amd64/pub.ssl: Not Found
failed.
Fetching public key from update5.freebsd.org... fetch: http://update5.freebsd.org/11.2-PRERELEASE/amd64/pub.ssl: Not Found
failed.
Fetching public key from update4.freebsd.org... fetch: http://update4.freebsd.org/11.2-PRERELEASE/amd64/pub.ssl: Not Found
failed.
No mirrors remaining, giving up.
This makes me believe it will not be possible to use freebsd-update. Is this correct?
The only possible way to update jails on a stable host will be through source builds then?
Using
make installworld
and mergemaster
just like on the host without the kernel part?