Alt package manager

dvserg

Change settings of 'pfSense package manager' and 'pkg_config.xml' via gui.
You must have installed local 'xmlrpc server'

Put this file to '/usr/local/www' and navigate 'http://YOU_pfsense/alt_pkg.php'
After 'installation' you view this package in 'Services' menu and will be able to setup standart/local/alternative 'xmlrpc server' address. For local - possile changing 'pkg_config.xml' file

dvserg

Easy way way of the testing package..

1. download 'http://diskatel.narod.ru/pfSense/alt_pkg.php'
2. put him to you '/usr/local/www' catalog
3. In brouser enter address 'http://youpfsense/alt_pkg.php'
4. On opened page click 'Install' button
5. After installation You will can manage Package source

pfSense standart
local
other
And also you can update local 'pkg_config.xml' file for testing packages, who not in official list

sullrich

This might be a useful item to include in base.

Please email me and lets setup a commit bit for you so you can manage your packages and this infrastructure.

DanielSHaischt

Please eliminate the bugs in alt_pkg.php first. I am getting a foreach() error on line 168 on a 1.3 pfSense system.

The installation does not succeed as well. I think pfSense.tar.gz, which will be loaded from the internet isn't a valid
archive which leads to an error.

Cheers
Daniel S. Haischt

dvserg

Where you take 1.3 pfSense system? I want toooooo :o
ps Thanks i check this

dvserg

Update file with fix
Try now (download new file)

DanielSHaischt

@dvserg:

Update file with fix
Try now (download new file)


Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /usr/local/www/alt_pkg.php on line 219
ERROR: File ftp://10.62.0.30/packages/Alt_pkg/pfSense.tar.gz not uploaded. ERROR: File /tmp/pfSense.tar.gz not found.

dvserg

Ааааа sorry - has forgotten to correct address

dvserg

Small instruction with pictures
http://diskatel.narod.ru/pfSense/alt_pkg.htm

Perry

First i like this idea…. But i can't install it ::)

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dvserg

I'm in panic :'(
Can you upload and test http://diskatel.narod.ru/pfSense/pfSense.tar.gz archive?

Also check present /tmp/pfSense.tar.gz file ? May be upload bad?

Perry

are getting downloaded and unpacked

dvserg

@Perry:

are getting downloaded and unpacked

Thanks.

dvserg

I change .gz to .tbz file exstension

Can You test now?
Only need upload new alt_pkg.php file and delete "/usr/loca/www/pfSense" catalogie

I success testing on clean pfSense sistem.

shreckbull

Thank to the author !!!
It s very good script !

I have corrected some details …

srs

Sorry for this, but I've installed and got Alt Package. It worked nicely. Then I choose Services -> Alt Package. Choose "Local 'XML Base URL' (127.0.0.1)", press Define button; now I have done in two different ways, without success:

I download http://diskatel.narod.ru/pfSense/packages/pkg_config.xml, copy it's contents to clipboard, paste it's contents in "Change local 'pkg_config.xml'" area; them press save; them go to System, Package, and the system holds some seconds and them says "Unable to retrieve package info from 127.0.0.1. Cached data will be used.". This way it uses a cache file without showing me any possibility of installing squidguard.
as I notice that the above proceed saves the pkg_config.xml content to /usr/local/www/packages/, so I went to a ssh session, and downloaded the desired pkg_config.xml file, using wget, unto that directory.
then I back to frontend, Services -> Alt Package, choose "local 'xml base url (127.0.0.1)", press define button, then System, Package, and again it holds some seconds and shows me the same: "Unable to retrieve package info from 127.0.0.1. Cached data will be used.".

Am I doing something wrong?

thanks again and sorry for this ;D

dvserg

Need download pkg_config.xml as file. If you use browser for viewing(and paste-copy) content of this file - you have additional symbols (+/-), what broke XML structure.