Simply run the following FreeBSD update command: # less /root/pre-pkg-update-`date +%Y%m%d`įetch FreeBSD base OS updates from server # cat /root/pre-pkg-update-`date +%Y%m%d` Use the cat command or less command/ more command to view the file:

# pkg info > '/root/pre-pkg-update-$(date +%Y%m%d)' The bash/sh users can type the following command:

# pkg info > '/root/pre-pkg-update-`date +%Y%m%d`' Type the following command to show information about installed packages and save in a file called /root/pre-pkg-update-YYYYMMDD format: Note down the FreeBSD version and patch level, run:įrom FreeBSD 12.x or 13.x: 12.0-RELEASE-p1 Let us see all commands and examples for FreeBSD to update packages. Reboot the FreeBSD machine to apply kernel updates, run:.Install FreeBSD package security upgrades, type:.Apply all base FreeBSD OS security updates to your system, run:.Capture a list of currently installed FreeBSD software, run:.First, login from an ordinary user to the root user using the sudo command or su command.

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