Packages Automatically Uninstalled

artenpie

I did a clean install of 25.3 Beta (built on Sun Apr 27 19:48:00 EDT) using the online installer, and noticed a number of additional packages were automatically installed. I didn't need one (the Netgate Firmware Installer), so in the Package Manager I uninstalled it. When I did that, all the other newly installed packages were also uninstalled. To me, that was unexpected behavior.

Here's the log:

Apr 30 15:58:15 	pkg-static 	87031 	pfSense-pkg-Nexus-25.03.b.20250427.2348 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:15 	check_reload_status 	680 	Syncing firewall
Apr 30 15:58:14 	pkg-static 	87031 	drm-515-kmod-5.15.160.1500029_2 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:14 	pkg-static 	87031 	zip-3.0_3 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:14 	pkg-static 	87031 	e2fsprogs-libuuid-1.47.1 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:14 	pkg-static 	87031 	pfSense-pkg-WireGuard-0.2.9_5 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:14 	check_reload_status 	680 	Syncing firewall
Apr 30 15:58:09 	check_reload_status 	680 	Syncing firewall
Apr 30 15:58:09 	check_reload_status 	680 	Syncing firewall
Apr 30 15:58:09 	php 	98519 	/etc/rc.packages: The command '/usr/local/etc/rc.d/wireguardd stop' returned exit code '1', the output was ''
Apr 30 15:58:05 	pkg-static 	87031 	pciids-20241024 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:05 	pkg-static 	87031 	libpci-3.13.0 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:05 	pkg-static 	87031 	aws-sdk-php83-3.273.3 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:04 	pkg-static 	87031 	pfSense-pkg-ipsec-profile-wizard-1.2.4 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:04 	check_reload_status 	680 	Syncing firewall
Apr 30 15:58:04 	check_reload_status 	680 	Syncing firewall
Apr 30 15:58:04 	pkg-static 	87031 	flashrom-1.3.0_4 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:04 	pkg-static 	87031 	pfSense-pkg-aws-wizard-0.12 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:03 	pkg-static 	85167 	pfSense-pkg-Netgate_Firmware_Upgrade-23.05.01 deinstalled
Apr 30 15:58:03 	check_reload_status 	680 	Syncing firewall
Apr 30 15:58:02 	check_reload_status 	680 	Syncing firewall
Apr 30 15:58:02 	pkg-static 	85167 	pfSense-plus-25.03.b.20250427.2348 deinstalled

In the Package Manager, the top-level packages (Nexus, AWS Wizard, IPSEC wizard, Netgate Firmware, Wireguard, etc.) now show as "Available" for installation.

Note - I had restored a 24.11 config.xml that did not have these packages, then I uninstalled Netgate Firmware Upgrade. Could that be what triggered the other uninstalls?

marcosm

This is a known issue and should be fixed with the next Netgate Installer release.

artenpie

@marcosm Thanks, Marcos!