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title = 'Following OpenBSD-current snapshots'
aliases = '/posts/2023-09-30-following-openbsd-current-snapshots'
summary = '''I guesss this is now a working scenario in which I can update
to a working current snapshots but without the need of building OpenBSD
from source.'''
date = '2023-09-30T19:13:29+0200'
#lastmod = ''
categories = [ 'computerstuff' ]
tags = [ 'openbsd' ]
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## Upgrade process
At the boot prompt, boot with the `bsd.rd` kernel.
```plain
>> OpenBSD/amd64 BOOTX64 3.65
boot> boot bsd.rd
```
Choosing <kbd>U</kbd> for _Upgrade_ and continue to the server path.
Type `/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/amd64` to set the sets location.
This installs now the latest compiled system binaries built from the current
OpenBSD source tree.
After the installation you can normally hit <kbd>Enter</kbd> to reboot your
computer.
Finish the upgrade process by updating the userland packages/binaries with:
```console
$ doas pkg_add -u
```
## My thoughts
I'm not sure where the exact difference is between this workflow and just using
`sysupgrade -s` which should also update the base system to the latest available
snapshot.
## Another approach
Using `sysupgrade`.
```console
$ doas sysupgrade -s
Fetching from ftp://mirror.hs-esslingen.de/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/amd64/
SHA256.sig 100% |*******************************| 2144 00:00
Signature Verified
INSTALL.amd64 100% |*****************************| 44856 00:00
base74.tgz 100% |******************************| 368 MB 00:40
bsd 100% |******************************| 24747 KB 00:04
bsd.mp 100% |******************************| 24859 KB 00:04
bsd.rd 100% |******************************| 4550 KB 00:01
comp74.tgz 100% |******************************| 75643 KB 00:09
game74.tgz 100% |******************************| 2748 KB 00:02
man74.tgz 100% |******************************| 7830 KB 00:01
xbase74.tgz 100% |******************************| 57139 KB 00:06
xfont74.tgz 100% |******************************| 22968 KB 00:03
xserv74.tgz 100% |******************************| 14951 KB 00:03
xshare74.tgz 100% |******************************| 4578 KB 00:01
Verifying sets.
Fetching updated firmware.
fw_update: add none; update none; keep intel,inteldrm,iwm,vmm
Upgrading.
```
The computer will reboot after the download.
Updating installed packages:
```console
$ doas pkg_add -u
```
Whenever a new release appears (currently 7.4) you may need to
add `-D snap` to the above command.
```console
$ doas pkg_add -D snap -u
quirks-6.157 signed on 2023-09-29T21:02:26Z
```
Well, I usually reboot the laptop after this step just to be sure.
Also my `~/.cache` gets cleaned on reboot so also the Firefox
cache gets cleaned (and others) in one run :)
```console
$ shutdown -r now
Shutdown NOW!
shutdown: [pid: 50674]
System shutdown time has arrived
```
Computer reboots... and all should be fine again.