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freebsd-tips: freebsd-update fetch, then install
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In end of life (EOL) warning cases: freebsd-update fetch install (the
two commands, combined) may fetch and patch, but not install.

Instead: run the two consecutively. Consistent with installation
information in /releases/ areas and with accepted
https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42722

Reviewed by: imp
Pull Request: freebsd#1096
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grahamperrin authored and bsdimp committed Feb 2, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -533,9 +533,10 @@ Run "etcupdate extract" once when your sources match your running system, then r
Do you want to do a binary upgrade of your running FreeBSD installation? Use freebsd-update(8).

To install updates and patches for the running branch use
# freebsd-update fetch install
# freebsd-update fetch
# freebsd-update install

To upgrade to a newer release use
Then, to upgrade to a newer release use
# freebsd-update upgrade -r ${name_of_release}

-- Lars Engels <[email protected]>
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