FreeBSD 15.0-RC1 Now Available [The references to i386 images and update contexts need to be removed going forward]
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:02:11 UTC
Colin Percival <cperciva_at_FreeBSD.org> wrote on Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:04:11 UTC : > . . . > The first release candidate build of the 15.0-RELEASE release cycle is now > available. > > Note: Due to a problem affecting VM image builds, we anticipate building an > expedited 15.0-RC2. > > Installation images are available for: > > o 15.0-RC1 amd64 GENERIC > o 15.0-RC1 powerpc64 GENERIC64 > o 15.0-RC1 powerpc64le GENERIC64LE > o 15.0-RC1 armv7 GENERICSD > o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 GENERIC > o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 RPI > o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 PINE64 > o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 PINE64-LTS > o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 PINEBOOK > o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 ROCK64 > o 15.0-RC1 aarch64 ROCKPRO64 > o 15.0-RC1 riscv64 GENERIC > o 15.0-RC1 riscv64 GENERICSD There is no i386 indicated (as expected). > . . . > === Virtual Machine Disk Images === > > VM disk images are available for the amd64, i386, aarch64, and riscv64 > architectures. Disk images may be downloaded from the following URL > (or any of the FreeBSD download mirrors): i386? > . . . > === OCI Container Images === > > OCI container images are available for the amd64, i386, aarch64, and riscv64 > architectures, and can be found at i386? > . . . > > === Upgrading === > > The freebsd-update(8) utility supports binary upgrades of amd64, i386, > and aarch64 systems running earlier FreeBSD releases. Systems running > earlier FreeBSD releases can upgrade by first installing any updates for > the currently running release: > . . . i386? === Mark Millard marklmi at yahoo.com