Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    Any way to install Nano on 2.3?

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved General pfSense Questions
    24 Posts 13 Posters 23.7k Views 2 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • T Offline
      Trel
      last edited by

      @paftdunk:

      pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/release_3/All/nano-2.4.3.txz
      

      Perfect, thanks :)

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • H Offline
        heper
        last edited by

        nano has been added to the pfsense pkg repo as a package. very likely it'll be available by simple pkg install from 2.3.1 onwards
        https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/641b5618a764f5b6d56ab72eb7095666d37826b9

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • johnpozJ Offline
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by

          where  do you request packages to be added, I think dnstop would also be a useful tool that could be added..

          An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
          If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
          Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
          SG-4860 25.07 | Lab VMs 2.8, 25.07

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • H Offline
            heper
            last edited by

            @johnpoz:

            where  do you request packages to be added, I think dnstop would also be a useful tool that could be added..

            no clue.  you could start a post in the snapshot section

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • P Offline
              paftdunk
              last edited by

              I started a thread asking that pfSense go to a blacklist model rather than this custom whitelist that requires manual effort and review.

              https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=110853.0

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • C Offline
                cmb
                last edited by

                nano is available in the package list now, including on 2.3 release. I just added dnstop so that will be available within the next hour or so.

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • T Offline
                  Trel
                  last edited by

                  @cmb:

                  nano is available in the package list now, including on 2.3 release. I just added dnstop so that will be available within the next hour or so.

                  Beautiful, thanks :)
                  Dyslexia + Vi is not a good combination, heh.

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • O Offline
                    oddworld19
                    last edited by

                    @cmb:

                    nano is available in the package list now, including on 2.3 release. I just added dnstop so that will be available within the next hour or so.

                    Perhaps I am missing it. Where is nano in the package list? I don't see it in the GUI of "available packages". I am on 2.3-RELEASE (amd64).

                    Supermicro SYS-5018A-FTN4 (Atom c2758)
                    pfSense 2.3.2

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • H Offline
                      heper
                      last edited by

                      its not in the GUI package list, but it is compiled on the pfSense pkg repo.

                      it can be installed on console (option 8 ) like:

                      pkg update
                      pkg install nano
                      
                      L 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                      • johnpozJ Offline
                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        you will not see it in the gui, it will be available in the pkg install cmd..

                        [2.3-RELEASE][root@pfSense.local.lan]/root: pkg update
                        Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue…
                        pfSense-core repository is up-to-date.
                        Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
                        pfSense repository is up-to-date.
                        All repositories are up-to-date.
                        [2.3-RELEASE][root@pfSense.local.lan]/root: pkg search dnstop
                        dnstop-20140915                Captures and analyzes DNS traffic (or analyzes libpcap dump)
                        [2.3-RELEASE][root@pfSense.local.lan]/root: pkg search nano-
                        nano-2.4.3                    Nano's ANOther editor, an enhanced free Pico clone

                        You can get a list here
                        http://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_3_0_amd64-pfSense_v2_3_0/All/
                        http://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_3_0_i386-pfSense_v2_3_0/All/

                        you can view all installed with pkg info

                        An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                        If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                        Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
                        SG-4860 25.07 | Lab VMs 2.8, 25.07

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • JailerJ Offline
                          Jailer
                          last edited by

                          @hda:

                          There is also "ee" besides "vi".

                          I see a lot of dislike for ee in the BSD world. At the risk of sounding naive, what is it about ee that no one seems to like?

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • C Offline
                            cmb
                            last edited by

                            @Jailer:

                            I see a lot of dislike for ee in the BSD world. At the risk of sounding naive, what is it about ee that no one seems to like?

                            Probably mostly a "real sysadmins use <insert traditional="" *nix="" editor="" of="" choice="">" sentiment. Nothing inherently wrong with ee, but some seem to see it as amateur hour. It's not as powerful as vi/emacs/etc. but it's fine for basic needs.</insert>

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • H Offline
                              heper
                              last edited by

                              most "real admins" i know don't want nor need an editor…..

                              they only need a phone(book) and a banana to go "jump monkey, jump!"

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • DerelictD Offline
                                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                last edited by

                                If you don't know vi maybe try Diagnostics > Edit File??

                                I say "don't know" because if you knew it you'd love it. :P

                                Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • T Offline
                                  Trel
                                  last edited by

                                  @Derelict:

                                  If you don't know vi maybe try Diagnostics > Edit File??

                                  I say "don't know" because if you knew it you'd love it. :P

                                  Vi is like a smelly hobo.  I'm sure it's nice, but from the little bits I've seen of it, I don't want to get to know it.

                                  Besides, this is for use over SSH.

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                  • L Offline
                                    lzunigam @heper
                                    last edited by

                                    @heper Muchas gracias, si funciono

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • stephenw10S Online
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by

                                      Or just use the ee (Easy Editor) which is built in anyway.

                                      Steve

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • provelsP Offline
                                        provels
                                        last edited by

                                        a3859ac2-874f-4da3-b269-fcfbec1dc5a0-image.png
                                        Heck, I just use WinSCP. Double-click to edit, find/copy/paste/file/save. Easy.

                                        Peder

                                        MAIN - pfSense+ 24.11-RELEASE - Adlink MXE-5401, i7, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB SSD. 500 GB HDD for SyslogNG
                                        BACKUP - pfSense+ 23.01-RELEASE - Hyper-V Virtual Machine, Gen 1, 2 v-CPUs, 3 GB RAM, 8GB VHDX (Dynamic)

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • stephenw10S Online
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          Yup I initially assumed this was spam but doesn't appear to be.

                                          And, yes, there are many good options here that don't require installing nano. However it is in our repo so it can be installed using pkg install nano.

                                          Steve

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                          • D Domex referenced this topic on
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.