git: 18ab7220ad - main - 15.0: Fix freebsd-update instructions
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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:45:04 UTC
The branch main has been updated by cperciva:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=18ab7220ad502f14f5590a4ebd23c4dcaec633f1
commit 18ab7220ad502f14f5590a4ebd23c4dcaec633f1
Author: Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-11-28 19:42:23 +0000
Commit: Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-11-28 19:45:01 +0000
15.0: Fix freebsd-update instructions
Contrary to earlier belief, we're going to have freebsd-update
in 15.x after all.
But add a warning about applying the errata update first, since
systems will be rendered inoperative otherwise.
---
website/content/en/releases/15.0R/installation.adoc | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/installation.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/installation.adoc
index e355f16495..99604f03f5 100644
--- a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/installation.adoc
+++ b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/installation.adoc
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ For Git use the releng/{localRel} branch which will be where any upcoming Securi
[[upgrade-binary]]
== Upgrading Using "FreeBSD Update"
-NOTE: FreeBSD Update is probably not going to exist in {releaseCurrent}!
-The text below is boilerplate from previous releases and should be replaced with instructions for using pkgbase once those are finalized.
-
-The man:freebsd-update[8] utility supports binary upgrades of amd64, arm64, and i386 systems running earlier FreeBSD releases.
+The man:freebsd-update[8] utility supports binary upgrades of amd64 and arm64 systems running earlier FreeBSD releases.
Systems running {releasePrev} can upgrade as follows:
[.screen]
@@ -52,6 +49,11 @@ Systems running {releasePrev} can upgrade as follows:
# freebsd-update install
----
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+This step is essential, as upgrading to {releaseCurrent} without applying the FreeBSD-EN-25:18.freebsd-update errata update will result in an inoperative system!
+====
+
Now the man:freebsd-update[8] utility can fetch bits belonging to {releaseCurrent}.
During this process man:freebsd-update[8] will ask for help in merging configuration files.