Netgate 6100 from 23.05 to 23.09 plugin
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Hello,
i'm going to upgrade.
I installed snort pfblocker and other plugins.
Should i uninstall plugin before upgrade?
Or should i disable them?
If I will uninstall them I will need to reconfigure again.
thanks a lot -
@reynold Per https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/install/upgrade-guide.html uninstalling is recommended. Packages by default keep their settings. A few like pfBlocker and Snort, have checkboxes to delete settings, but you have to check that box.
Never upgrade packages before upgrading pfSense (per my sig).
I usually uninstall "big" packages like pfB and Snort/Suricata, and leave smaller ones like System Patches. Any packages left will be upgraded during the upgrade.
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@SteveITS
That means that i can uninstall package and then I can re install them without loss of configuration?
In case of pfblocker I won't lose access rules and geoip configuration for example? -
Yes, the config for packages will be retained unless you specifically select removing it.
You should still backup your config so you can restore it if required.
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@reynold Specifically for pfBlocker:
And yes, always back up. :)
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@SteveITS Is that option available also for snort?
thx -
@reynold yes as I recall it is. But as noted the default is to keep all settings during uninstall.
