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--- pfsense:upgrade_pfsense [2020/04/09 17:44] – [Perform the Update] peter
+++ pfsense:upgrade_pfsense [2021/01/06 14:23] (current) – [Prepare a fall back plan] peter
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 ====== PFSense - Upgrade PFSense ======
+<WRAP important>
+**IMPORTANT:**  Do not upgrade packages until after you have updated pfSense itself.
+</WRAP>
+----
 ===== Take a backup =====
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 If the upgrade fails for some reason, you could reinstall it from this USB stick, and then just reapply the changes you need.
-As a extra step, you could also have a another USB stick written with the current pfSense image file.
+As an extra step, you could also have a another USB stick written with the current pfSense image file.
 This would allow you to revert the system to the existing version if really needed.
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 ===== Perform the Update =====
+From the GUI:
 Navigate to **System -> Update**.
   * Set **Branch** to Latest stable version.
+  * Click on "Confirm".
+{{:pfsense:pfsense_system_update.png?800|}}
+----
+==== Update manually (optional) ====
+From the console or ssh:
+  * Select option 13 OR select option 8
+{{:pfsense:pfsense_shell_options.png?800|}}
+and run:
+<code bash>
+pfSense-upgrade
+</code>
 An alternative method is to use the following commands from the console or shell:
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 A log of the last update attempt is located at /conf/upgrade_log.latest.txt.
+If the update check fails, or the update does not complete, run the following to ensure that pfSense-upgrade is present.
+<code bash>
+pkg-static update
+pkg-static upgrade -fy
+pkg install -y pfSense-upgrade
+</code>
+----
+Could also try, after choosing Option 8,
+<code>
+ifconfig
+cpsw0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
+        options=8000b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,LINKSTATE>
+        ether 68:9e:19:9c:a6:59
+        hwaddr 68:9e:19:9c:a6:59
+        media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
+        status: active
+        nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
+...
+</code>
+Use the first NIC shown above in the following:
+<code bash>
+dhclient cpsw0
+pkg-static update
+pkg-static upgrade -fy
+</code>
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 https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/install/upgrade-guide.html
+https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/install/upgrading-pfsense-software-installations.html
 https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/install/upgrade-troubleshooting.html
+https://files.pfsense.org/hashes/