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      overlordchex @jasongreb
      last edited by rcoleman-netgate

      @jasongreb

      try the above post from @mfld or the instructions on this page. https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14137

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Yup try the instructions on that bug report first, resave the update repo path. If you just upgraded that's probably the cause.

        Steve

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          t41k2m3 @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10 said in Package List Empty:

          What device do you have? If you send me your NDI in chat I can check it.
          Experiencing same issue, will send NDI via chat as well if you could please help and check. Thank you.

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            jasongreb
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            Hey everyone, this was fixed for me by going to System / Update / Update Settings and clicking the Save button without making any changes. Once I did that, the package list came up (I may have forced a refresh too).

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              really2002 @jasongreb
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              @jasongreb it works!!!!

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                level4 @jasongreb
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                @jasongreb Works like a charm, thank you!

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                  eschwitter @jasongreb
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                  @jasongreb
                  This also fixed it for me! Thank you!

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                    McMacaron
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                    Hello guys,

                    Nothing helped. But in the end, I went to Diagnostics-Backup & Restore and at the bottom is Reinstall all packages. Suddenly everything started to work properly.

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                      sgorbach @jasongreb
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                      @jasongreb Same over here in 4 different installs on different customers plus my homelab, went from pfsense CE to pfsense Plus a few days ago, empty "Avaliable packages" list, tried other options (at least the ones that didn't seem too drastic) but this one is the one that worked. Thanks!

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                        y2raza @jasongreb
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                        @jasongreb Thank you sir. This was the simplest solution and worked like a charm

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                          liudger @jasongreb
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                          @jasongreb said in Package List Empty:

                          Hey everyone, this was fixed for me by going to System / Update / Update Settings and clicking the Save button without making any changes. Once I did that, the package list came up (I may have forced a refresh too).

                          Thanks it worked running pfsense 23.05. I think this should be fixed?

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                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                            It should be fixed in 23.05. If you were running a 23.05 dev/beta/rc snapshot it's possible you got stuck on an older version on pfSense-upgrade that still had this bug.

                            Steve

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                              Ethereal @jasongreb
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                              @jasongreb you the man!

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                                sometechguy @yaw
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                                @yaw sounds like a bug to me. I'm seeing the same thing on CE 2.7.0

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                                  Ethereal @sometechguy
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                                  @sometechguy check out the solution posted by @jasongreb on 6th of April 2023. It worked for me.

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                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by

                                    Yup try that. If you're on 2.7.0 also try running: certctl rehash

                                    https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/upgrades.html?highlight=certctl#debug-pkg-metadata-update

                                    Steve

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