OpenBSD 7.5 Sysupgrade Guide
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This is a quick upgrade guide for OpenBSD 7.5 using sysupgrade.
NOTE: This guide is no substitute for reading the OpenBSD FAQ. In particular, you should read the Upgrade Guide.
First, check to see if you need to upgrade your OS. To find our your operating system version, type: uname -r. If it says 7.4 or earlier, you need to upgrade. If it says 7.5, or 7.5-beta you are on the most recent OS version.
Before you begin, make sure to back up any files. Use dump and restore or rsync.
Performing the Upgrade
$ doas sysupgrade
Running sysupgrade above will automatically download the base sets and reboot the system for installation. The upgrade will begin automatically. You can view it in the serial console? for VMM or in VNC for BuyVM.
# sysupgrade Fetching from https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/7.5/amd64/ SHA256.sig 0% | | 0 -- SHA256.sig 100% |*************************************| 2324 00 :00 Signature Verified INSTALL.amd64 0% | | 0 -- INSTALL.amd64 100% |************************************| 44889 00 :00 base75.tgz 0% | | 0 --
Once installation begins, you will need serial console access to view
progress. If you're on OpenBSD's VMM, login to the host and use
vmctl console:
host$ vmctl console username syncing disks... done vmmci0: powerdown rebooting... Using drive 0, partition 3. Loading...... probing: pc0 com0 mem[638K 2046M a20=on] disk: hd0+ hd1+ >> OpenBSD/amd64 BOOT 3.65 upgrade detected: switching to /bsd.upgrade
Once complete, it will automatically reboot:
Installing xserv75.tgz 100% |**************************| 15472 KB 00:01 Location of sets? (cd0 disk http nfs or 'done') [done] done Making all device nodes... done. fw_update: add none; update none; keep intel Relinking to create unique kernel... done. CONGRATULATIONS! Your OpenBSD upgrade has been successfully completed! syncing disks... done vmmci0: powerdown rebooting...
After installation completes, you should be able to login using ssh:
Last login: Tue Apr 9 00:43:14 on tty00 OpenBSD 7.5 (GENERIC) #79: Wed Mar 20 15:33:49 MDT 2024 Welcome to OpenBSD: The proactively secure Unix-like operating system. ...
To check if installation succeeded:
$ uname -a OpenBSD username.host.example.org 7.5 GENERIC#79 amd64
To check if you have the proper amount of RAM and number of cores, run top?.
load averages: 0.61, 0.48, 0.41 01:49:33 217 processes: 216 idle, 1 on processorup 137 days, 3:21 CPU0: 6.4% user, 0.0% nice, 19.5% sys, 6.9% spin, 1.0% intr, 66.3% idle CPU1: 6.5% user, 0.0% nice, 18.9% sys, 7.1% spin, 0.0% intr, 67.5% idle Memory: Real: 1023M/1775M act/tot Free: 189M Cache: 392M Swap: 993M/2288M
You will want to patch the system:
$ doas syspatch
Then, you'll want to run sysmerge to merge any configuration files:
$ doas sysmerge
Then, make sure to upgrade your packages:
$ doas pkg_add -u
Read and fix any error messages that you may see.
You will want to reboot after some patches:
$ doas shutdown -r now