diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/12.4R/installation.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/12.4R/installation.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7a195a8980 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/en/releases/12.4R/installation.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +--- +title: "FreeBSD 12.4-RELEASE Installation Instructions" +sidenav: download +--- + +:releaseCurrent: 12.4-RELEASE +:localRel: 12.4 + += 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 + +The 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 upgrading section in the Release Notes for notable incompatibilities carefully. + +[[upgrade-source]] +== Upgrading from Source + +The procedure for doing a source code based update is described in Updating FreeBSD from Source. + +For SVN 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 {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} utility supports binary upgrades of i386 and amd64 systems running earlier FreeBSD releases. Systems running 12.3-RELEASE can upgrade as follows: + +[.screen] +---- +# freebsd-update fetch +# freebsd-update install +---- + +Now the {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} utility can fetch bits belonging to {releaseCurrent}. During this process {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} will ask for help in merging configuration files. + +[.screen] +---- +# freebsd-update upgrade -r 12.4-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, {{< manpage "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 {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} to rebuild all third-party applications (e.g., ports installed from the ports tree) due to updates in system libraries. + +After updating installed third-party applications (and again, only if {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} printed a message indicating that this was necessary), run {{< manpage "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 +----