FWIW,
I did the backgrade `sysupgrade -f -R 7.8` option
noting the manual says as you know:
-R version Upgrade to a specific release version.
Only upgrades from one
version to the next are tested. Skipping versions may work.
**Downgrading is unlikely to work.**
But it worked fine so maybe give it a go after backups.
It'd be interesting to know the reasons it commonly fails.
Configuration files going backwards would make sense, but
are all the binaries downdated consistently?
On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM Robert Alessi <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hi misc@,
>
> Yesterday, I wanted to upgrade my VPS to 7.8, but I did
>
> sysupgrade -ns
>
> This was clearly a mistake. I meant sysupgrade -n of course.
>
> I am now considering options:
>
> 1. Backup, then reinstall afresh.
> 2. Following -current, which I don't need to, as I already have
> -current on one another machine.
> 3. Backup, then sysupgrade -f -R 7.8 (probably a bad idea)
> 4. ?
>
> Are there any other options? Does anyone have an advice?
>
> Thanks, -- R.
>
>
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