Using https://up.bsd.lv for keeping CURRENT up to date?
reddit / freebsd

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solskogen · 2022-02-11 12:41

I've installed 14-CURRENT on my Pi, and want to keep it updated
without compiling it on such a slow device, so I was hoping
[https://up.bsd.lv/](https://up.bsd.lv/) would get the job done, but
alas it just fails with:

`src component not installed, skipped`

`freebsd-update: Cannot upgrade from a version that is not a release`

`(including alpha, beta and release candidates)`

`using freebsd-update. Instead, FreeBSD can be directly`

`upgraded by source or upgraded to a RELEASE/RELENG version`

`prior to running freebsd-update.`

`Currently running: 14.0-CURRENT`

Are there any other options?

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reddit_original · 2022-02-11 13:12

There is no such thing as a freebsd-update version of CURRENT as
stated in the message. You either compile/build world CURRENT or do
without. CURRENT is an OS developer's version and not for general use.

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solskogen · 2022-02-11 13:35

[up.bsd.lv](https://up.bsd.lv) should have that...

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thindil · 2022-02-11 14:25

As far I understand, you have to install FreeBSD version from the
page, not the official release. It requires own version of `freebsd-
update` script. Maybe only extracting it from the iso file will be
enough.

 I see one problem here also: you want to use it on Raspberry Pi,
which is arm64. And it is not supported on the page, there are only
amd64 or riscv. Unless I'm blind again. 😁

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[deleted] · 2022-02-11 14:28

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solskogen · 2022-02-11 14:30

You're right. I found this on [https://up.bsd.lv/available-
updates.txt](https://up.bsd.lv/available-updates.txt) : ATTENTION:
up.bsd.lv is on hold to develop and alternative to freebsd-update

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[deleted] · 2022-02-11 23:21

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grahamperrin · 2022-02-11 23:50

> Are there any other options?

[Updating CURRENT from Snapshots? | The FreeBSD
Forums](https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/updating-current-from-
snapshots.84041/)

Includes links to:

* discussion of **PkgBase** (used by /u/impulseoverload)
* **mondieu**
* [Howto: Updating FreeBSD x.y-CURRENT installations using respective
snapshots | The FreeBSD
Forums](https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/howto-updating-freebsd-x-y-
current-installations-using-respective-snapshots.60093/)

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solskogen · 2022-02-12 07:30

That one might do the trick. Thanks! :)

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grahamperrin · 2022-03-21 06:36

/u/solskogen please, does `alpha.pkgbase.live` work for you?

[PkgBase | The FreeBSD
Forums](https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/pkgbase.79917/)

– linked from the head of page two, bugging me at
`alpha.pkgbase.live`:

* [#8 - packagesite.pkg not found - website -
Codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/pkgbase/website/issues/8)

– please, did you encounter the same issue?

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