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    • K
      Koenig
      last edited by

      @PiBa:

      Hm i didnt run into that when i tried znc, possibly due to that ive been using this testbox for a while and have a dozen packages installed on it.. But yes 'requirements' should be able to be installed that same way.

      I sincerely thank you sir!

      All needed packages installed and ZNC is up and running.

      Now there just are some other things I have to figure out/ask about ( a hundred or so…  ;D).

      Thanks again!

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        cmb
        last edited by

        @PiBa:

        You can stil install FreeBSD packages if really needed, be aware they might not work as intended or cause issues at a later date, i dont really know..

        [2.3-RC][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/release_3/All/znc-1.6.1_1.txz
        

        Dependency complications aside (having to manually fetch them), this is the safest way to add such packages right now. If you add FreeBSD's repo to your pkg config, you can end up with problems. Doing it that way greatly limits the possibilities for breaking things.

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          ioiioi
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          @cmb

          does it means that pfsense 2.3+ will abandon the official freebsd's repo.
          we have to install freebsd's package manually?

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            cmb
            last edited by

            I've been adding packages to our pkg repo as people request them. I added znc today.

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              Inq
              last edited by

              As far as i can tell there is no DNS server package in 2.3 (bind was removed). I suggest adding bind and NSD in pkg repo. I've been running NSD without a problem in 2.3 since launch.

              The problem with making something idiot proof is that the world keeps making better idiots.

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                fohdeesha
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                Could you please add xe-guest-utilities to the repo (it also has a couple dependencies, I take it they get added too)? This is the first thing we all go to install when we install in xen/xenserver, would be a big help and would take four steps out of my "installing pfsense in xenserver" guide!

                Will these track the main packages in the main freebsd repo when they are updated/changed?

                Thanks!

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                  cmb
                  last edited by

                  @fohdeesha:

                  Could you please add xe-guest-utilities to the repo (it also has a couple dependencies, I take it they get added too)? This is the first thing we all go to install when we install in xen/xenserver, would be a big help and would take four steps out of my "installing pfsense in xenserver" guide!

                  Will these track the main packages in the main freebsd repo when they are updated/changed?

                  Thanks!

                  Done. The dependencies are automatically handled by poudriere. When the FreeBSD port is updated, it's automatically synced and a new package pushed. It should be there in an hour or so.

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                    cmb
                    last edited by

                    @Inq:

                    As far as i can tell there is no DNS server package in 2.3 (bind was removed). I suggest adding bind and NSD in pkg repo. I've been running NSD without a problem in 2.3 since launch.

                    BIND I'm hesitant to add because if people configure it manually and then the GUI package returns, they'll conflict. Also those who run services like that often want them integrated into the config, and that won't happen with packages added via 'pkg install'. Maybe if it looks like the GUI package won't return (though there are no plans for us to update its GUI, maybe an outside contributor will).

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                      fohdeesha
                      last edited by

                      Awesome, thanks so much!

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                        Danixu86
                        last edited by

                        Hi,

                        Please, add nrpe2 to that repository. Is very usefull to monitor the server state.

                        Thanks!!

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                          rootless
                          last edited by

                          First, thank you for your great work. pfSense is really amazing.

                          Packages needed/package request for 2.3.x:

                          Stunnel
                          http://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/security/stunnel/
                          http://pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/release_3/All/stunnel-5.28,1.txz

                          Anyone running pfSense behind the GFW of China can't maintain a VPN connection without stunnel or ssh tunneling. This packages was available in 2.2, but dropped off for 2.3

                          while possible to do: pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/release_3/All/stunnel-5.28,1.txz

                          As explained repeatedly in the forums, this is less than ideal.
                          To get things working I had to use:
                          https://airvpn.info/topic/12800-setting-up-pfsense-22-beta-x64-as-vpn-client-with-stunnel/
                          and
                          https://airvpn.info/topic/17444-how-to-set-up-pfsense-23-for-airvpn/

                          there is still the openssl library mismatch (compiled with p running with s), but it works.

                          thanks!

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                            whorfin
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                            ngrep and socat, please

                            Just grabbing these did seem to work:
                            http://pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/release_3/All/ngrep-1.45_3.txz
                            http://pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/release_3/All/socat-1.7.3.1.txz

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                              beewolf
                              last edited by

                              Please could you add:

                              mysql56-server
                              compat9x-amd64
                              php56-mysql

                              This is for installing Ozy's captive portal.

                              Many thanks

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                                tofutim
                                last edited by

                                Hi, this is killing me. :P

                                I need to install python and apache in order to use qlproxy for web filtering. Can those be added as well to repo? Can we help?

                                Actually specifically diladele requests

                                python
                                py27-sqlite3
                                py27-ldap
                                py27-django16
                                apache24
                                ap24-mod_wsgi4
                                openldap-client
                                sudo
                                ca_root_nss

                                –
                                If I change FreeBSD: { enabled: no } to enabled:yes would I know if I was doing something potentially breaking?
                                I have to install the items above.

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                                  bfr
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi,

                                  we would like to have puppet4 on our pfSense boxes.

                                  TIA
                                  bfr

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                                    Paint
                                    last edited by

                                    can someone please also add Softether (it is on the FreeBSD ports page): pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/latest/All/

                                    I posted a how-to manually add it here: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=117626.0

                                    Also, the whereis command provides an error when you use it since we do not have any man pages installed by default on pfSense:

                                    [2.3.3-DEVELOPMENT][root@pfSense.pf.lan]/root: whereis iftop
                                    manpath: not found
                                    whereis: error processing manpath results: No such file or directory
                                    
                                    

                                    pfSense i5-4590
                                    940/880 mbit Fiber Internet from FiOS
                                    BROCADE ICX6450 48Port L3-Managed Switch w/4x 10GB ports
                                    Netgear R8000 AP (DD-WRT)

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                                      overcookedTOFU
                                      last edited by

                                      Could you please also add telegraf?

                                      Very useful for monitoring & data gathering.

                                      http://pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:9:x86:64/latest/All/telegraf-1.0.0.r1.txz

                                      https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf

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                                        whorfin
                                        last edited by

                                        @whorfin:

                                        ngrep and socat, please

                                        Just grabbing these did seem to work:
                                        http://pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/release_3/All/ngrep-1.45_3.txz
                                        http://pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/release_3/All/socat-1.7.3.1.txz

                                        Please add tcpflow; this is particularly relevant as the version on freebsd.org requires cairo, which is a dealbreaker in embedded context.

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                                          s0rcier
                                          last edited by

                                          can u please add murmur package… small mumble voice server... thanks

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                                          • jimpJ
                                            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                            last edited by

                                            @whorfin:

                                            @whorfin:

                                            ngrep and socat, please

                                            Just grabbing these did seem to work:
                                            http://pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/release_3/All/ngrep-1.45_3.txz
                                            http://pkg.freebsd.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/release_3/All/socat-1.7.3.1.txz

                                            Please add tcpflow; this is particularly relevant as the version on freebsd.org requires cairo, which is a dealbreaker in embedded context.

                                            There is no option on the port to compile it without cairo. If we added it, it would also use cairo. The FreeBSD port maintainer should add an option to the port to disable cairo ("–enable-cairo=false" when running configure) and then we could set it to build without cairo in our repo. I liked tcpflow before it gained the cairo bloat. I haven't used it in years though.

                                            @s0rcier:

                                            can u please add murmur package… small mumble voice server... thanks

                                            I don't see us adding anything like that. That sort of service does not belong on a firewall.

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