update os

Updating PiKVM OS

Tip

We recommend updating PiKVM OS only if you have physical access to the device, or in the most extreme cases. The update process is very reliable, but there is always a small chance that something may go wrong so reflashing will be required. PiKVM cannot be bricked, but you need physical access to the memory card for this operation.

To update, run following commands under the root user:

[root@pikvm ~]# pikvm-update

If you encounter an error like:

[root@pikvm ~]# pikvm-update
bash: pikvm-update: command not found

It's most likely you have an old OS release. You can update the OS as follows:

[root@pikvm ~]# rw
[root@pikvm ~]# pacman -Syy
[root@pikvm ~]# pacman -S pikvm-os-updater
[root@pikvm ~]# pikvm-update

Next time you will be able to use the usual method with pikvm-update.