pfSense

Currently, the repo branch is used for both packages and system updates. The branch must be set to match the currently installed pfSense version (which is done automatically now in 24.03 and up) for package installation and updates to work correctly, but now the dashboard shows "The system is on the latest version" and the update settings say "Up to date".

This creates a situation where the system looks to be up-to-date when it isn't. The user needs to go into the update settings and read what the branch options say ("Deprecated version", "Previous stable version", etc).

There branch setting for packages and the system should be independent of each other. If there is a valid reason for installing packages from a different branch than the system version then that should be configurable; otherwise, the setting should only affect the system and the package manager should automatically use the branch that matches the installed system version.