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authorEd Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>2023-11-22 17:56:50 +0000
committerEd Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>2024-03-19 14:49:27 +0000
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handbook: update current version before freebsd-upgrade
PR: 264142 Reviewed by: karels, Mina Galić <freebsd@igalic.co>, Pau Amma <pauamma@gundo.com> Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42722
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@@ -281,6 +281,14 @@ If the system is running a custom kernel, make sure that a copy of the [.filenam
Refer to <<freebsd-update-custom-kernel-9x>> for instructions on how to get a copy of the [.filename]#GENERIC# kernel.
====
+Before upgrading to a new version, ensure the existing FreeBSD installation is up to date with respect to security and errata patches:
+
+[source,shell]
+....
+# freebsd-update fetch
+# freebsd-update install
+....
+
The following command, when run on a FreeBSD 13.1 system, will upgrade it to FreeBSD 13.2:
[source,shell]