CE Edition Download???

mrneutron

Just installed pfsense CE 2.7.2 on a mini PC today, to replace a failed SG-1100.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HVQQ498?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
(boots and runs SO much faster than the SG-1100)

Also seeing the Package Manager not working, with 3 entries for each package.

f89y24h4

@mrneutron was it the offline installer or the online? just curious if im about to waste some effort. ie, the one from the "store" or the one from a mirror that has not been flushed yet?

mrneutron

@f89y24h4 said in CE Edition Download???:

@mrneutron was it the offline installer or the online? just curious if im about to waste some effort. ie, the one from the "store" or the one from a mirror that has not been flushed yet?

A friend shared the 2.7.2 .img file (pfSense-CE-memstick-2.7.2-RELEASE-amd64.img) that he downloaded back in December 2023, when it was released.
I wrote that .img file to a USB flash drive using Rufus and loaded up the mini PC from scratch.

f89y24h4

@f89y24h4 I can at least confirm it's the offline installer, so that's a nice find to put in our internal repo.

f89y24h4

@mrneutron ahh kk. just for info, the link above from @Patch is also offline ISO.

Dobby_

@dneuhaeuser said in CE Edition Download???:

click on "download" then you see this mysterious shop page!

Lock in your account, then you will see it is free of charge!
You can "buy" it for $0.00 and this is fast done. I got mine
within minutes.

f89y24h4

@Dobby_ correct, but it's a new fangled online installer, which fails to install because the repo is borked. The old offline version installs fine, but the repo is still borked so you can't install packages.

SteveITS

@f89y24h4 I’m told the repo issue should be fixed…

revengineer

Thank you for the replies. They include the link to the images we used to see, which is very helpful, and hopefully this will not go away any time soon. I also see the multiple (three) packages of the same kind. I rebooted but problem stays. I will catch up on the other responses and linked posts tomorrow. Cheers.

revengineer

@SteveITS Confirm, repo issue is fixed. Thank you.

revengineer

@Dobby_ said in CE Edition Download???:

@dneuhaeuser said in CE Edition Download???:

click on "download" then you see this mysterious shop page!

Lock in your account, then you will see it is free of charge!
You can "buy" it for $0.00 and this is fast done. I got mine
within minutes.

And when you open it, the file name includes pfsense+ and BETA2, or similar. I do not like online installers, it should be offline.

Dobby_

@revengineer

The link was shown and I downloaded a file with 454 MB.

netgate-installer-amd64.img.gz

Dobby_

@revengineer & @f89y24h4

You may be free to take the download also from the Netgate FTP
server as well if you want not to use the new installer.

Netgate FTP

revengineer

@Dobby_ said in CE Edition Download???:

@revengineer

The link was shown and I downloaded a file with 454 MB.
netgate-installer-amd64.img.gz

When you open the file in an archive manager (I use 7zip), you see and extract the file as pfSense-plus-installer-24.02-BETA2-amd64-20240312-0600.img. Hence the confusion.

Dobby_

@revengineer

Under the link I posted above, you will be able to download the
pfSense CE 2.x image you need or want, but only for you here
are the direct links;

Direct download
pfSense CE 2.7.2 serial usb image
pfSense CE 2.7.2 vga usb image

This are the "full version" or offline images!

revengineer

@Dobby_ said in CE Edition Download???:

@revengineer

Under the link I posted above, you will be able to download the
pfSense CE 2.x image you need or want, but only for you here
are the direct links;

Direct download
pfSense CE 2.7.2 serial usb image
pfSense CE 2.7.2 vga usb image

This are the "full version" or offline images!

Yup, I clicked "like" on your post and bookmarked that page as well. Offline installer should always be available, hopefully they will no go away with future versions.

Dobby_

@revengineer said in CE Edition Download???:

Yup, I clicked "like" on your post and bookmarked that page as well. Offline installer should always be available, hopefully they will no go away with future versions

Me too, if the internet is broken or plain not available where you must install
it is the best to take an image and push it onto an usb stick for installation.

SteveITS

@revengineer said in CE Edition Download???:

When you open the file in an archive manager (I use 7zip), you see and extract the file as pfSense-plus-installer-24.02-BETA2-amd64-20240312-0600.img. Hence the confusion.

FWIW Netgate has posted they’re going to change the numbering scheme. The installer is beta for a few months now. It offers a choice of versions to install.