Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:34:20 +0000 From: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> To: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsd-update doesn't increment update from 12.2-p4 to 12.2-p5 Message-ID: <f5a45829-2a40-85be-9afe-137f3a649ff6@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: <20210326154238.48921ea741e2c9e3d46f0378@sohara.org> References: <YF3/dCnsnfHykrj3@ceres.zyxst.net> <20210326154238.48921ea741e2c9e3d46f0378@sohara.org>
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On 26/03/2021 15:42, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > On Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:36:20 +0000 > tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net> wrote: > >> so I run freebsd-update install, it all installs, then reboot. >> But uname -a still says 12.2-p4 > > <sigh> That is because uname -a shows the kernel version and there > were no kernel changes between p4 and p5. It is for this reason that > freebsd-version was written - that will show you both kernel and userland > versions. > As a public service announcement for those who have missed it, freebsd-version can show you the kernel version on disk (-k), the kernel version actually running (-r) and the userland version (-u). The first two may differ if you've done an update but haven't rebooted yet. -- The number of people predicting the demise of Moore's Law doubles every 18 months.
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