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docs:freebsd:choose [2025/03/11 02:53] – 2024 changes to the support model. grahamperrindocs:freebsd:choose [2025/07/24 17:06] (current) – Remove 13.4 and 14.1, add 14.3. grahamperrin
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   * a long lifespan – the ''stable/13''  branch   * a long lifespan – the ''stable/13''  branch
-  * two supported releases – **13.4-RELEASE**  and **13.5-RELEASE**  on the ''releng/13.4''  branch.+  * one supported release – **13.5-RELEASE**  on the ''releng/13.5''  branch.
  
 14 has: 14 has:
  
   * a longer lifespan – the ''stable/14''  branch   * a longer lifespan – the ''stable/14''  branch
-  * two supported releases – **14.1-RELEASE**  and **14.2-RELEASE**  on the ''releng/14.1''  and ''releng/14.2''  branches.+  * two supported releases – **14.2-RELEASE**  and **14.3-RELEASE**  on the ''releng/14.2''  and ''releng/14.3''  branches.
  
-FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE is recommended for new installations. All other supported versions of RELEASE are //legacy//.+FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE is recommended for new installations. All other supported versions of RELEASE are //legacy//.
  
  
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    |    `------.    |    `------.
-   |   |+   |           |
    *- 13.0     |    *- 13.0     |
    |  (EOL)    |    |  (EOL)    |
-   |   |      |+   |   |       |
    |   |    12.3 (EOL)    |   |    12.3 (EOL)
-   |   |      |+   |   |       |
    |  13.1     |    |  13.1     |
    |  (EOL)    |    |  (EOL)    |
-   |   |      | +   |   |       | 
-   |   |    12.4 (EOL)+   |   |  ‖ 12.4 (EOL)   ‖ 
 +   |   |  ╚==============╝
    |   |    |   |
    |  13.2 (EOL)    |  13.2 (EOL)
    |   |    |   |
    |    `------.    |    `------.
-   |   |+   |           |
    *- 14.0     |    *- 14.0     |
    |  (EOL)    |    |  (EOL)    |
-   |   |      |+   |   |       |
    |   |    13.3 (EOL)    |   |    13.3 (EOL)
-   |   |      | +   |   |       | 
-   |  14.1-    | +   |  14.1     | 
-   |  RELEASE  | +   |  (EOL)    | 
-   |   |      | +   |   |       | 
-   |   |    13.4-RELEASE +   |   |    13.4 (EOL) 
-   |   |      |+   |   |       |
    |  14.2-    |    |  14.2-    |
    |  RELEASE  |    |  RELEASE  |
-   |   |      | +   |   |       | 
-   |   |    13.5-RELEASE +   |   |  ‖ 13.5-RELEASE ‖ 
-   |   |      |+   |   |  ╚==============╝ 
 +   |   | 
 +   |  14.3- 
 +   |  RELEASE 
 +   |   |
    |    |
 15.0-CURRENT (main branch) 15.0-CURRENT (main branch)
  
 </code> </code>
 +
   * FreeBSD 12.⋯ releases are end-of-life ([[https://www.freebsd.org/security/unsupported/|no longer supported]])   * FreeBSD 12.⋯ releases are end-of-life ([[https://www.freebsd.org/security/unsupported/|no longer supported]])
-  * FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE, 13.1-RELEASE, 13.2-RELEASE, and 13.3-RELEASE are similarly EOL +  * FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE, 13.1-RELEASE, 13.2-RELEASE, 13.3-RELEASE, and 13.4-RELEASE are similarly EOL 
-  * FreeBSD 13.4-RELEASE is supported +  * FreeBSD 13.5-RELEASE is supported, there will be no 13.6 
-  * FreeBSD 13.4-RELEASE is supported +  * FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE and 14.1-RELEASE are EOL
-  * FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE is EOL +
-  * FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE is supported+
   * FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE is supported   * FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE is supported
 +  * FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE is supported
   * FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT is latest.   * FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT is latest.
- 
- 
 ===== 15.0-CURRENT and other development versions of FreeBSD ===== ===== 15.0-CURRENT and other development versions of FreeBSD =====
  
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   * simplifies updates and upgrades with prerelease (ALPHA, BETA, RC (release candidate)) and with RELEASE   * simplifies updates and upgrades with prerelease (ALPHA, BETA, RC (release candidate)) and with RELEASE
-  * can **not**  be used with STABLE or CURRENT +  * can **not**  be used with STABLE or CURRENT. 
-  * pkgbase is an alternative to freebsd-update (see below).+ 
 +pkgbase: 
 + 
 +  * simplifies updates and upgrades for everything excluding 13.
  
 [[https://www.freebsd.org/security/notices/|Errata notices]] and [[https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/|security advisories]]: [[https://www.freebsd.org/security/notices/|Errata notices]] and [[https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/|security advisories]]:
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   * cover releases and associated stable branches   * cover releases and associated stable branches
   * do **not**  cover CURRENT.   * do **not**  cover CURRENT.
 +
  
 ===== FreshBSD views of branches ===== ===== FreshBSD views of branches =====
  
   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/stable/13|stable/13]]   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/stable/13|stable/13]]
-  * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/13.4|releng/13.4]] 
   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/13.5|releng/13.5]]   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/13.5|releng/13.5]]
   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/stable/14|stable/14]]   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/stable/14|stable/14]]
-  * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/14.1|releng/14.1]] 
   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/14.2|releng/14.2]]   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/14.2|releng/14.2]]
 +  * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/14.3|releng/14.3]]
   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/main|main]] – FreeBSD-CURRENT   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/main|main]] – FreeBSD-CURRENT
 +
  
 ===== Further reading ===== ===== Further reading =====