No available packages

Viper_Rus

I'm having the same issue. Started today

pfSense-upgrade -c
``` solved the problem,
although it starts with an error

ERROR: It was not possible to determine pkg remote version
Updating repositories metadata... done.
Your system is up to date

flatsphere

@viper_rus said in No available packages:

I'm having the same issue. Started today
pfSense-upgrade -c
``` solved the problem,
although it starts with an error
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pkg remote version
Updating repositories metadata... done.
Your system is up to date

Mine similar, but more errors:

G.Hammer

I had the same issue and this corrected it for me.

Deleted as it did not apply to others.

tedquade

@g-hammer That did not resolve the issue for me and instead caused an update to system_patches to present in installed packages. I have reverted your suggested change to /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf.

Ted Quade

G.Hammer

@tedquade I shall remove the suggested fix then.

G.Hammer

If you saw the 'fix' before I deleted it, the stanza deleted is restored at any change to anything in the GUI and/or at reboot.

tedquade

@g-hammer I saw that in other posts on the matter. Thanks for the heads-up though.

Ted Quade

stephenw10

Yes, It looks like there is a problem here. We have replicated it locally and should have a solution shortly.

Steve

stephenw10

Ok: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14137

The issue is that the custom repo data used to upgrade to Plus is not being removed as expected after upgrading.

Simply resaving the update branch to Latest Stable (23.01) in System > Update > Update Settings will allow packages to be seen correctly.

Removing the custom repo data manually will remove the Plus Upgrade message there.

Steve

tedquade

@stephenw10 Thanks for the fix, done.

Ted Quade

G.Hammer

@stephenw10 said in No available packages:

Removing the custom repo data manually will remove the Plus Upgrade message there.

Where would I do this?

tedquade

@g-hammer see:

https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14137

Ted Quade

stephenw10

@g-hammer said in No available packages:

Where would I do this?

You can run it at the command line via the console or ssh. Or you can run in Diag > Command Prompt in the GUI.

Steve

G.Hammer

@stephenw10
rm: /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo-custom.*: No such file or directory

Already gone.
I do have a package listing and have installed what I wanted.
Thanks for the rapid diagnosis and solution.

flatsphere

@stephenw10 Received this message at Diagnostics/Command Prompt

rm: /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo-custom.*: No such file or directory

Still no packages.

G.Hammer

@tedquade Working for you, meaning you have a packages list and can install? Have you rebooted to make certain the fix survives?

No reason to think it doesn't, just checking.

tedquade

@g-hammer Yes, Yes and Yes (I'm a person of few words).

Ted Quade

stephenw10

@flatsphere said in No available packages:

rm: /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo-custom.*: No such file or directory
Still no packages.

Did you also resave the update repo settings?

Are you also seeing the 'Bad Request' error from pkg -d update?
There are other reasons you might not see packages. Bug #14137 only applies to recent upgrades from CE.

flatsphere

@stephenw10 said in No available packages:

pkg -d update

Hi Stephen,

Yes, saved but I've no selections in update other than "Latest Stable Version (23.01)" . Saved and rebooted. Also tried "Disable the Dashboard auto-update check", saved and rebooted.
Yes, getting "bad request" from pkg -d update.
I did recently upgrade from latest version of CE.

Cheers!
R

tedquade

@flatsphere

From the Dashboard go to:
System > Update > Update Settings then "Save"

Then Diagnostics > Command Prompt > Execute Shell Command then in Command enter the following:
rm /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo-custom.*

Then select Execute.

That is the sequence I followed and it worked for me.

Ted Quade