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diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/13.5R/installation.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/13.5R/installation.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bab41df047 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/en/releases/13.5R/installation.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +--- +title: "FreeBSD 13.5-RELEASE Installation Instructions" +sidenav: download +--- + +:releaseCurrent: 13.5-RELEASE +:localRel: 13.5 + +include::shared/en/urls.adoc[] + += FreeBSD {localRel}-RELEASE Installation Instructions + +== Abstract + +This article gives some brief instructions on installing FreeBSD {releaseCurrent} and upgrading the systems running earlier releases. + +== Table of Contents + +* <<install,Installing FreeBSD>> +* <<upgrade,Upgrading FreeBSD>> + +[[install]] +== Installing FreeBSD + +The link:{handbook}bsdinstall/[Installing FreeBSD] chapter of the FreeBSD Handbook provides more in-depth information about the installation program itself, including a guided walk-through with screenshots. + +[[upgrade]] +== Upgrading FreeBSD + +If you are upgrading from a previous release of FreeBSD, please read the upgrading section in the link:../relnotes[Release Notes] for notable incompatibilities carefully. + +[[upgrade-source]] +== Upgrading from Source + +The procedure for doing a source code based update is described in link:{handbook}cutting-edge/#makeworld[Updating FreeBSD from Source]. + +For Git use the releng/{localRel} branch which will be where any upcoming Security Advisories or Errata Notices will be applied. + +[[upgrade-binary]] +== Upgrading Using "FreeBSD Update" + +The man:freebsd-update[8] utility supports binary upgrades of amd64, arm64, and i386 systems running earlier FreeBSD releases. +Systems running 13.4-RELEASE can upgrade as follows: + +[.screen] +---- +# freebsd-update fetch +# freebsd-update install +---- + +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. + +[.screen,subs="verbatim,attributes"] +---- +# freebsd-update upgrade -r {localRel}-RELEASE +# freebsd-update install +---- + +The system must now be rebooted with the newly installed kernel before the non-kernel components are updated. + +[.screen] +---- +# shutdown -r now +---- + +After rebooting, man:freebsd-update[8] needs to be run again to install the new userland components: + +[.screen] +---- +# freebsd-update install +---- + +At this point, users of systems being upgraded from earlier FreeBSD releases will be prompted by man:freebsd-update[8] to rebuild or reinstall all third-party applications (e.g., ports installed from the ports tree or packages installed by man:pkg[8]) due to updates in system libraries. + +After updating installed third-party applications (and again, only if man:freebsd-update[8] printed a message indicating that this was necessary), run man:freebsd-update[8] again so that it can delete the old (no longer used) system libraries: + +[.screen] +---- +# freebsd-update install +---- + +Finally, reboot into {releaseCurrent} + +[.screen] +---- +# shutdown -r now +---- |
