Solved Upgrade 13.0 > 13.1

[joplass]

Hello gang,

This is probably a stupid one but....

freebsd-update fetch

does its thing then stopped with "END" and nothing is happening. Return does not do anything. I don't remember dealing with this on previous upgrades.

Thank you.

 

[Lamia]

Why not "freebsd-update install" next after the fetch command?

 

[rafael_grether]

Press "q" to quit the screen with the "END".
And after, "freebsd-update install"

 

[SirDice]

then stopped with "END" and nothing is happening.

less(1):

  q or Q or :q or :Q or ZZ
	      Exits less.

 

[Cath O'Deray]

joplass there's enough above for you to add the Solved prefix (and then continue with the other steps under <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.1R/installation/#upgrade-binary>, if you have not already done so).

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For other readers: <https://forums.freebsd.org/posts/564490> includes a PAGER-related tip to avoid the nothingness.

 

[Emrion]

If you upgrade : freebsd-update -r 13.1-RELEASE upgrade
Or I didn't understand the question?

 

[Cath O'Deray]

Or I didn't understand the question?

Maybe partly easily misunderstood if the relevant part of the FreeBSD Handbook is entrenched in your memory.

…
264142 – Handbook section 24.2.3; Add "freebsd-update fetch install" step before version upgrade …

 

[Emrion]

Maybe partly easily misunderstood if the relevant part of the FreeBSD Handbook is entrenched in your memory.

I don't think update to the latest patch is mandatory for upgrading.
Moreover, it's a today PR. There is nothing referring to this in the handbook.

 

[SirDice]

I don't think update to the latest patch is mandatory for upgrading.

Not strictly necessary, just good form.

 

[joplass]

Thanks to all for your valuable help. Now running "Freebsd 13.1-RELEASE".

 

[Cath O'Deray]

Moreover, it's a today PR.

More relevant, I think, than the date of the bug report: addition to the Handbook is required per email discussion with gjb@

• gjb@ is Glen Barber (Lead, Primary Release Engineering Team; FreeBSD Documentation Engineering Team)

FreeBSD Project Administration and Management

FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms.

www.freebsd.org

I should trust those two teams, combined, to make informed decisions about what's good for the Handbook – and documentation in general – with regard to upgrading from one RELEASE to another ;-)