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--- title: "FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE Installation Instructions" sidenav: download --- = FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE Installation Instructions == Abstract This article gives some brief instructions on installing FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE and upgrading the systems running earlier releases. == Table of Contents * <<install,Installing FreeBSD>> * <<upgrade,Upgrading FreeBSD>> [[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. [[idp61907152]] == Upgrading from Source The procedure for doing a source code based update is described in `Synchronizing Source` and `Rebuilding world`. For SVN use the `releng/10.2` branch which will be where any upcoming Security Advisories or Errata Notices will be applied. [[idp61923024]] == Upgrading Using "FreeBSD Update" The http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8[freebsd-update(8)] utility supports binary upgrades of i386 and amd64 systems running earlier FreeBSD releases. Systems running `9.3-RELEASE`, `10.1-RELEASE`, `10.2-RC[1234]` can upgrade as follows: [.screen] ---- # freebsd-update fetch # freebsd-update install ---- Now the http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8[freebsd-update(8)] utility can fetch bits belonging to 10.2-RELEASE. During this process http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8[freebsd-update(8)] will ask for help in merging configuration files. [.screen] ---- # freebsd-update upgrade -r 10.2-RELEASE ---- Due to changes in the way that FreeBSD is packaged on the release media, two complications may arise in this process if upgrading from FreeBSD 8.x or 9.x: [arabic] . The FreeBSD, which previously could appear in either `/boot/kernel` or `/boot/GENERIC`, now only appears as `/boot/kernel`. As a result, any kernel appearing in `/boot/GENERIC` will be deleted. Please carefully read the output printed by http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8[freebsd-update(8)] and confirm that an updated kernel will be placed into `/boot/kernel` before proceeding beyond this point. . The FreeBSD source tree in `/usr/src` (if present) will be deleted. (Normally the http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8[freebsd-update(8)] utility will update a source tree, but in this case the changes in release packaging result in the http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8[freebsd-update(8)] utility not recognizing that the source tree from the old release and the source tree from the new release correspond to the same part of FreeBSD.) [.screen] ---- # 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, http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8[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 FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE or earlier will be prompted by http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8[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 http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8[freebsd-update(8)] printed a message indicating that this was necessary), run http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8[freebsd-update(8)] again so that it can delete the old (no longer used) system libraries: [.screen] ---- # freebsd-update install ---- Finally, reboot into 10.2-RELEASE [.screen] ---- # shutdown -r now ----