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

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          Inq
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          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
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                @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
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                  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
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                      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
                        last edited by

                        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
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                          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
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                            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
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                              Hi,

                              we would like to have puppet4 on our pfSense boxes.

                              TIA
                              bfr

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                                Paint
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                                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
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                                  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
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                                    @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
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                                      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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