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    • jimpJ
      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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      We deactivated the package repositories for anything <2.3 some time ago, though primarily for technical and not policy reasons at the time. We don't have a set end-of-service policy for things like that, but if some event comes along that makes it a problem to maintain, it could disappear at any time.

      Unfortunately for 2.3+ you can't keep make online updates available without also having packages available since it's all in the same repository, and we do still want to encourage those who are capable of upgrading to do so. Sure, they could reinstall but that's not always easy/viable, especially when it's remote.

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      • johnpozJ
        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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        I hear ya, but users running something that have been eol for well over a year should have no expectations that there should still be support for such old versions is my point..

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          moisesdfelix
          last edited by

          I agree that updates will be kept only in new versions, but there is no way to make available at least an extra official repository link for a possible package maintenance need even before the final update ?

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          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            The repository is still there, but your system is having trouble reaching it. It's on your client side, not the server side.

            And there are ways to force older 64-bit clients to prefer/only read the 2.3.x repo, but it's not a practice we encourage, so we do not spread around instructions for doing it.

            If it's capable of upgrading to 2.4.x, upgrade it straight to 2.4.x. There isn't a compelling reason to make a stop in between anywhere.

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              moisesdfelix
              last edited by moisesdfelix

              @jimp said in repository unavailable:

              EOL

              Ok. Is there any best practice guidance for full upgrade without backup / restore?

              I can no longer see upgrade option on pfsense home screen.

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              • jimpJ
                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                last edited by

                There are links to the upgrade guide and upgrade troubleshooting docs in every release announcement, or you can go to the docs and find them as well. There are sections with information specifically about coming from 2.3.x to 2.4.x.

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                  moisesdfelix
                  last edited by

                  See that there is no way to upgrade by dashbord2019-11-21_11-11.png

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                  • jimpJ
                    jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                    last edited by

                    Read the Upgrade Guide https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/install/upgrade-guide.html

                    Follow the Upgrade Troubleshooting guide: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/install/upgrade-troubleshooting.html

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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                      All of which should of started to be looked into 2 years ago when they announced the demise of the 2.3 line.. ;) And promised then that support might only last 1 year.. That was over 2 years ago..

                      Your not even running the latest version of 2.3.. Sorry but I have zero sympathy for people that don't keep their security updated.. If you were on 32 bit hardware - ok, but why not 2.3.5p2 then?

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                        moisesdfelix
                        last edited by

                        OK, thank you for your guidance. But I think this unavailability of the package is quite recent because two weeks ago I was able to install a package using version 2.3.x ☺

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                        • jimpJ
                          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                          last edited by

                          Again, nothing changed on the server side. If you have a problem, it's local. Something may have broken locally. The Upgrade Troubleshooting doc I linked above has suggestions to diagnose problems with package repository access.

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                            moisesdfelix
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                            I tested it on other hardware and it really seems to be some local glitch

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