Re: How do I update the kernel of FreeBSD-CURRENT

In reply to: Manoel Games : "How do I update the kernel of FreeBSD-CURRENT"
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From: John Nielsen <lists_at_jnielsen.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:28:21 UTC

On Nov 29, 2023, at 12:21 PM, Manoel Games <jdjjddrisn@outlook.com> wrote:
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> I am a new FreeBSD user, and I am using FreeBSD-CURRENT. How do I update the FreeBSD-CURRENT kernel, and is it done through pkg? I installed FreeBSD-CURRENT without src.

As a new user you should probably run a supported release version, such as 14.0.  Releases have binary updates available via freebsd-update. (Upgrading the base OS via pkg is still experimental.) Current has no such feature, so you need to download/update the source and recompile.

See the Handbook chapter on upgrading FreeBSD:
https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/

JN