NetBSD binary upgrade
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To upgrade the NetBSD from one version to another (greater), grab the archives from the nearest mirror. By default, check here .
Start booting the new kernel :
# tar xzpvf kern-GENERIC.tgz -C /
# reboot
If everything went well, you can proceed to upgrading the userland:
# for i in base comp games man misc text x*; do
> tar xzpvf $i.tgz -C /
> done
# mkdir /tmp/tmproot
# tar xzpvf etc.tgz -C /tmp/tmproot
# postinstall -s /tmp/tmproot check
# (.. run the command postinstall gave you ..)
# etcupdate -s /tmp/tmproot
# reboot
You should now have an upgraded (and still working system). Proceed to the
packages upgrade (using pkg_add -uu or pkg_chk).