I'm on the rolling release, but pkg upgrade -v - r updates the OS & OI repo packages and also creates a rollback BE.
As to how one moves between ISO releases, I have no idea. However, I've found the rolling release sufficiently stable for my purposes anyway. On Sat, May 1, 2021, 17:32 Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss < openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org> wrote: > I tried a text-install of 2021.04.30 into an existing 2020.10.31 pool, > but the user information didn't propagate to the new BE. Is this a bug, > install mistake or the wrong way to update? > > All the stuff I found on the wiki was quite old. Nothing discussed > updates from one Hipster release to the next. Particularly bothersome was > the "uninstall a bunch of packages" part. Everything I read appeared to > apply to the situation 7-8 years ago. > > I'd like to create a BE for each release so I can revert back if needed. > I'd also like to update from the ISO image in order to stay in sync with it. > > A corollary question is does a "stable" branch exist? From the wiki: > > "Hipster is a rapid development branch where software versions are > frequently updated. While every package is tested to ensure stability, > caution is nevertheless warranted when deploying Hipster into mission > critical production environments." > > i gather that there are people running OI in a production environment as > opposed to my single user home environment. How do you address the issue? > > Reg > > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
