On 04/09/2025 01:53, Mark Millard wrote:
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… One possible (likely?) difference in your tests and mine is what I reported about which base packages were installed for my test context: all of them (534 or so if I remember right), even the debug information. That contributes to what the "pkg upgrade -fUy" activity is. …
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install all components pkbasify conversion before first boot (519 packages)