u/jepace

From: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.1R/upgrading/

>FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE Upgrading Instructions

>[...]

>The procedure for binary upgrades depends on the method used to manage the operating system. To determine this, run the following command:

>pkg which /usr/bin/uname

>If /usr/bin/uname was not installed by a package is shown, see Upgrading with Distribution Sets below.

>If a package name is shown, such as FreeBSD-runtime-15.0, see Upgrading with Base System Packages below.

Ok, sounds good:

# pkg which /usr/bin/uname

/usr/bin/uname was not found in the database

Oh great, that's not one of the options. Is the page wrong and I'm scenario 1, or some unknown scenario 3?

Upgrading is already nerve wracking enough when I trust the docs...

EDIT: "Not installed" and "Not found in the database" seem like they might be very different things, but apparently they are not in this case. The upgrade succeeded successfully.

EDIT 2: Bug 296419 filed.

I finally had a little time to upgrade my system.

# FreeBSD-update upgrade -r 14.0-RELEASE

Happily update everything, reboot, install, reinstall all pkgs, install.

Wait a minute. I MEANT 15.0.

Argh! Wish me luck.

UPDATE: I used bectl to get back to 14.3, (re-)updated everything to that level, then FreeBSD-upgrade’d to 15.0. Whew! Success!

I'm approaching my likely overly conservative FIRE number and starting to think about finally getting out and living my life. This has led me to ponder things, such as how to protect my family. My kids are adults, but not settled down yet. But someday I'll probably have grand-kids. Yada yada yada... how about BabyFIRE? The ultimate CoastFIRE gift: a deposit for babies that fully funds a comfortable retirement.

I played around with some rough calculations:

• Retirement Age: 50
• Target Annual Income: $150,000 (today’s $)
• Target Nest Egg: $3.75M (based on a 4% SWR)
• Rate of Return: 7%
• The Number: $127,300

If I drop $127k into a low-cost index fund during babyhood and no one touches it, by the time they hit 50, they should be safely comfortable. That's a lot of money from me, but its not a _lot_ of money. (I don't expect to have a ton of grand-kids...)

Is this feasible? Is this dumb? I know I can't control money from beyond the grave, but is there a way to discourage anyone from making withdrawals early? What other stuff should I be aware of? Tax issues? I'm optimistic that my accounts would bounce back so I can probably also help along the way later with college or whatever, so they have a successful career on their way to 50.

Thanks!

EDIT: See my half-assed vibe coded "calculator" at www.babyFIRE.org. What other content should I put up?