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diff --git a/share/man/man7/freebsd-base.7 b/share/man/man7/freebsd-base.7
--- a/share/man/man7/freebsd-base.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/freebsd-base.7
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
-.Dd February 26, 2026
+.Dd April 1, 2026
.Dt FREEBSD-BASE 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -217,6 +217,39 @@
pkg -r /ppcdev -oABI=FreeBSD:16:powerpc64le \e
install FreeBSD-set-devel
.Ed
+.Ss Unregister a currently running system
+Systems managed through
+.Xr pkg 8
+can be unregistered from the package manager \(em
+for example to upgrade in-place via
+.Dq make installworld .
+See
+.Xr build 7 .
+.Pp
+To unregister the base system from the package manager:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+pkg unregister -fg 'FreeBSD-\e*'
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Then, disable the base system package repository.
+If a configuration file was created in
+.Pa /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/
+to enable base system packages, remove it:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+rm /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-base.conf
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Alternatively, if it is desired to keep it,
+edit the file and change
+.Dq Li enabled:
+to
+.Dq Li no
+to disable the entry.
+.Pp
+.Sy Warning :
+This is a destructive action
+which will prevent updating the base system via
+.Xr pkg 8 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr build 7 ,
.Xr pkg 8 ,
@@ -225,3 +258,4 @@
Support for installing the base system as packages was introduced in
.Fx 15.0 .
Earlier releases supported a subset of this functionality.
+Support for unregistering an existing installation appeared in pkg 2.5.

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