If you installed current, its sources are daily updated.

Currente will be FreeBSD 15, Realease is 14.2, Stable is 14-Stable.

I installed release but I wanted current Right now I'm trying to build from source to upgrade to current Is there any other way to switch to current other than building from source?

You can download the newer Current iso/img, update /src and build from there.

Have you read de Developer Handbook?

You can download the newer Current iso/img, update /src and build from there.

why would you only update /usr/src if the whole sets are already on that ISO?.. why download the ISO if you can just download the sets?..

Is there any way to update from the binaries on the current iso snapshot?

Is there any way to update from the binaries on the current iso snapshot?

tar xvf?

Because if you use Release, you don't have the right versions of world, llvm/clang f.ex.; using the last Current can help you with the upgrade because you don't have to compile those tools before. @n4pca said he has a weak device.

tar xvf?

Oh yeah you're right thanks I'll give it a try Btw how up to date are the pkgs built for freebsd current? 14.2 had some outdated packages i.e. niri, telegram desktop, ...

Oh yeah you're right thanks I'll give it a try Btw how up to date are the pkgs built for freebsd current? 14.2 had some outdated packages i.e. niri, telegram desktop, ...

by default, the release branch uses quarterly packages, while current only uses latest

also, what's your problem with just building current from source?

also, what's your problem with just building current from source?

2 core 2 thread core 2 duo 1.6Ghz

could take a while

I have a stronger machine running arch (btw). I was thinking about crass compiling world on that device

could take a while

Probably days =))

I have a stronger machine running arch (btw). I was thinking about crass compiling world on that device

my wild guess is it won't work, unfortunately

so yeah, use the sets, download them from somewhere at ftp.freebsd.org

How regularly do new iso snapshots get built and released? Can I keep my system up to date by regularly downloading latest current iso and extracting it?

How regularly do new iso snapshots get built and released? Can I keep my system up to date by regularly downloading latest current iso and extracting it?

they're built, like, twice a month; yes, you can. why would you use an iso instead of just downloading the sets, tho?

they're built, like, twice a month; yes, you can. why would you use an iso instead of just downloading the sets, tho?

Oh can I? Okay I didn't know that

I mean, I just told you exactly that at least twice in this conversation :) that's okay, tho

I mean, I just told you exactly that at least twice in this conversation :) that's okay, tho

Sorry I didn't pay attention. I thought the sets don't get released, also I was checking the pkg repo instesd of the main ftp server

Sorry I didn't pay attention. I thought the sets don't get released, also I was checking the pkg repo instesd of the main ftp server

no, that's okay, you don't have to apologize or something

Do I have to do anything else other than just extracting the txz files into my root?

Do I have to do anything else other than just extracting the txz files into my root?

let me check with the handbook

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#building-on-non-freebsd-hosts hey I think this is exactly what I want

I should technically be able to clone the src on a USB, run buildworld and buildkernel on my stronger laptop and then run installworld and installkernel on my weaker laptop right?

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#building-on-non-freebsd-hosts hey I think this is exactly what I want

looks like it, yes

I should technically be able to clone the src on a USB, run buildworld and buildkernel on my stronger laptop and then run installworld and installkernel on my weaker laptop right?

kinda; you'll need the /usr/obj directory copied to your weaker one as it contains everything you have just built

you can share it via nfs if that could work for you

you can share it via nfs if that could work for you

I only have one ethernet cable right now. I think having a usb would make more sense for now because I don't think I would get faster speeds with wifi I'll give it a try though

I only have one ethernet cable right now. I think having a usb would make more sense for now because I don't think I would get faster speeds with wifi I'll give it a try though

eh, the wifi speeds aren't gonna be spectacular with FreeBSD as the wi-fi client, unfortunately still, you already know about the /usr/obj directory

eh, the wifi speeds aren't gonna be spectacular with FreeBSD as the wi-fi client, unfortunately still, you already know about the /usr/obj directory

is copying only that directory enough or do I need to also copy /usr/src between devices?

is copying only that directory enough or do I need to also copy /usr/src between devices?

I'm guessing you do need /usr/src as it contains the appropriate Makefile`s to perform a `make installkernel && make installworld also, don't forget about etcupdate: it may be useful when tracking CURRENT however, I'd recommend you just use the sets: https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/15.0-CURRENT/ let me perform another search regarding the sets, tho

https://wiki.freebsd.org/PkgBase

I installed release but I wanted current Right now I'm trying to build from source to upgrade to current Is there any other way to switch to current other than building from source?

https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/15.0-CURRENT/ snapshots. Get kernel and base

What would you recommend: quarterly or latest?

What would you recommend: quarterly or latest?

I'm personally using quarterly as I'm too lazy to update packages once a week or more often

once every 3 months is bearable

has xfce 4.20 arrived in quarterly yet

No

In latest

i see

i wonder how long will it take and what the process is

Just installed 14.2 and xfce is 418 in quarterly and 4.20 in latest with wayland

Cant tell you how xfce wayland is working bcs i have an ancient machine

Cant tell you how xfce wayland is working bcs i have an ancient machine

wayland doesn't work on ancient machines? i didn't knew

i wonder how long will it take and what the process is

it's quarterly, which means it gets updates every quarter (of a year), so every 3 months. wait until mid-January, probably

I installed release but I wanted current Right now I'm trying to build from source to upgrade to current Is there any other way to switch to current other than building from source?

https://wiki.freebsd.org/PkgBase I run my laptop and my homelab with 14/stable + pkgbase

it's quarterly, which means it gets updates every quarter (of a year), so every 3 months. wait until mid-January, probably

how do i get updates before next quarter then?

like for stuff like firefox

how do i get updates before next quarter then?

they sometimes push some packages from latest to quarterly

they sometimes push some packages from latest to quarterly

oh

telegram sometimes gets updated when my Russian colleagues push the committer a bit (he's also Russian)

telegram sometimes gets updated when my Russian colleagues push the committer a bit (he's also Russian)

ah, i thought it is out of maintenance since i get the message about it having no maintainer whenever i install it

wayland doesn't work on ancient machines? i didn't knew

My ancient machine is a i3 gen 3 cpu with integrated intel gpu(iirc) , 3 gb ram and i wasnt able to run xfce wayland session. Maybe i missed or forgot something to configure

My ancient machine is a i3 gen 3 cpu with integrated intel gpu(iirc) , 3 gb ram and i wasnt able to run xfce wayland session. Maybe i missed or forgot something to configure

oh

My ancient machine is a i3 gen 3 cpu with integrated intel gpu(iirc) , 3 gb ram and i wasnt able to run xfce wayland session. Maybe i missed or forgot something to configure

i3 gen 3 isn't even that ancient

10 yrs i guess if not more

mine will be getting 15 next year

But the normal xfce on fbsd is running smoothly

But the normal xfce on fbsd is running smoothly

except for some file transfer progress between different fs

who needs wayland, anyway

except for some file transfer progress between different fs

the bar shows up empty and doesn't update whenever i copy something from my ufs volume to my ventoy usb

who needs wayland, anyway

agreed, x11 supremacy

who needs wayland, anyway

Exactly

@polyduekes isnt something related to ufs-ventoy?

@polyduekes isnt something related to ufs-ventoy?

it was just an example, the bar shows up empty when copying something to ntfs and zfs pool as well

Oh i see. I will have to test it

Oh i see. I will have to test it

lemme know if something is messed up on my system

lemme know if something is messed up on my system

Ok

I'll let you know for sure

Is there an rss app similar/identical with quiterss?

how can I allow access of mtp/adb devices for non root users?

If I use my computer for both work and play, have only one computer, and don't want to dual boot is FreeBSD a good choice for me? I'm currently on NixOS, and I use my laptop for Steam gaming (I might start streaming), drawing with a graphics tablet, using it as a media station, web browsing, and "office" tasks (really I do most of that using helix and pandoc).

I was looking over the BSD documentation because someone was talking about how well written it is, but I don't see much on the use case for gaming and digital art. But the man pages and such for everything are so much better than their Linux counterparts

NixOS admitted is a documentation nightmare XD

Best case scenario: run FreeBSD as a virtual machine guest. You can try to match the NixOS setup you have in a host fbsd machine but it will take time, specially finding workarounds for Linux programs and workflows that differ/aren't available in fbsd userland

how do i get updates before next quarter then?

You can switch to latest https://wiki.freebsd.org/Ports/QuarterlyBranch#How_to_switch_from_quarterly_to_latest

You can switch to latest https://wiki.freebsd.org/Ports/QuarterlyBranch#How_to_switch_from_quarterly_to_latest

i know