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    After upgrading version 2.5.0 it is not possible to update the packages

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      SteveITS Galactic Empire @firefox
      last edited by SteveITS

      See if Troubleshooting a Broken pkg Database helps.

      Also see The safest practice is to remove all packages before upgrading to a new release.

      Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
      When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
      Upvote 👍 helpful posts!

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        firefox @SteveITS
        last edited by firefox

        With the first two commands there was no problem

        [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@router.home]/root: /bin/mkdir -p /var/db/pkg/ /root/var/db/pkg/
        [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@router.home]/root: /usr/local/sbin/pkg-static update -f
        Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
        Fetching meta.conf: 100%    163 B   0.2kB/s    00:01    
        Fetching packagesite.txz: 100%    2 KiB   1.8kB/s    00:01    
        Processing entries: 100%
        pfSense-core repository update completed. 7 packages processed.
        Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
        Fetching meta.conf: 100%    163 B   0.2kB/s    00:01    
        Fetching packagesite.txz: 100%  141 KiB 143.9kB/s    00:01    
        Processing entries: 100%
        pfSense repository update completed. 509 packages processed.
        All repositories are up to date.
        
        

        The third command I received this message

        [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@router.home]/root: /usr/local/sbin/pkg-static install -yf pkg pfSense pfSense-kernel-pfSense
        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.
        process with pid 96727 still holds the lock
        process with pid 96727 still holds the lock
        process with pid 96727 still holds the lock
        process with pid 96727 still holds the lock
        process with pid 96727 still holds the lock
        process with pid 96727 still holds the lock
        pkg-static: Cannot get an advisory lock on a database, it is locked by another process
        
        
        

        It is still not possible to update

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          Gertjan @firefox
          last edited by Gertjan

          There you have it :

          @firefox said in After upgrading version 2.5.0 it is not possible to update the packages:

          process with pid 96727 still holds the lock

          Did you asked yourself : who is this process ID : 96727 ?
          Let me bet on this one : it's called 'pkg' ;) Which means another pkg instance is already running.
          I've seen this in other forum posts.

          Look at Diagnostics > System Activity
          Or far better : use the SSH (or console) access, option 8 and

          ps ax | grep 'pkg'
          

          Stop process 96727 :

          kill 96727
          

          My advise :
          Always stop the services of the big packages that you want to upgrade.
          With big I mean : snort, suricata, ntopd, Traffic_totals etc.

          edit : see the forum for recent ntopd issues.

          No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
          Edit : and where are the logs ??

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            firefox @Gertjan
            last edited by

            @gertjan said in After upgrading version 2.5.0 it is not possible to update the packages:

            kill 96727

            i try that

            [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@router.home]/root: ps ax | grep 'pkg'
            62412 v0  I+       0:00.41 /usr/local/bin/php -f /etc/rc.packages pfSense-pkg-squidGuard POST-INSTALL
            96492 v0  I+       0:00.00 pkg-static upgrade -U
            96727 v0  S+       0:04.01 pkg-static upgrade -U
            43676  0  S+       0:00.00 grep pkg
            
            kill 96727
            
            [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@router.home]/root: /usr/local/sbin/pkg-static install -yf pkg pfSense pfSense-kernel-pfSense
            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.
            The following 3 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):
            
            Installed packages to be REINSTALLED:
            	pfSense-2.5.0 [pfSense]
            	pfSense-kernel-pfSense-2.5.0 [pfSense-core]
            	pkg-1.16.1 [pfSense]
            
            Number of packages to be reinstalled: 3
            
            

            I stopped the packages
            And I tried to update again
            I got the same result

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              firefox @Gertjan
              last edited by

              @gertjan said in After upgrading version 2.5.0 it is not possible to update the packages:

              ntopd

              I did a search in the forums for that word
              The only result is your post here

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                Gertjan @firefox
                last edited by

                @firefox said in After upgrading version 2.5.0 it is not possible to update the packages:

                kill 96727

                kill them all.
                The restart updating/upgrading.

                @gertjan said in After upgrading version 2.5.0 it is not possible to update the packages:

                ntopd

                Humm => ntopng

                See here : https://forum.netgate.com/search?term=ntopng&in=posts&matchWords=all&timeRange=7776000&timeFilter=newer&sortBy=relevance&sortDirection=desc&showAs=posts

                No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                  firefox @Gertjan
                  last edited by

                  @gertjan
                  kill them all

                  I did it
                  But each time something different came out

                  [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@router.home]/root: kill 62412
                  [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@router.home]/root: kill 58021
                  58021: No such process
                  [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@router.home]/root: ps ax | grep 'pkg'
                  23060  0  S+       0:00.00 grep pkg
                  [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@router.home]/root: kill 23060
                  23060: No such process
                  [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@router.home]/root: ps ax | grep 'pkg'
                  62270  0  S+       0:00.00 grep pkg
                  
                  [2.5.0-RELEASE][admin@router.home]/root: /usr/local/sbin/pkg-static install -yf pkg pfSense pfSense-kernel-pfSense
                  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.
                  Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
                  The following 3 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):
                  
                  Installed packages to be REINSTALLED:
                  	pfSense-2.5.0 [pfSense]
                  	pfSense-kernel-pfSense-2.5.0 [pfSense-core]
                  	pkg-1.16.1 [pfSense]
                  
                  Number of packages to be reinstalled: 3
                  [1/3] Reinstalling pkg-1.16.1...
                  [1/3] Extracting pkg-1.16.1: 100%
                  [2/3] Reinstalling pfSense-2.5.0...
                  [2/3] Extracting pfSense-2.5.0: 100%
                  [3/3] Reinstalling pfSense-kernel-pfSense-2.5.0...
                  [3/3] Extracting pfSense-kernel-pfSense-2.5.0: 100%
                  ===> Keeping a copy of current kernel in /boot/kernel.old
                  You may need to manually remove /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf if it is no longer needed.
                  
                  

                  After that I tried to update and it does not work

                  I did everything again and then restarted the system and then I tried to update and it also did not work

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                    firefox @firefox
                    last edited by

                    How do I fix this ?

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                    • GertjanG
                      Gertjan @firefox
                      last edited by Gertjan

                      @firefox

                      Did you cross check with this list : https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/upgrades.html ?

                      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                        firefox
                        last edited by

                        @gertjan said in After upgrading version 2.5.0 it is not possible to update the packages:

                        grades.html ?

                        i try all
                        The only command that did anything is

                        pkg-static upgrade -f
                        

                        It brought everything back to version 2.4.5

                        How do I upgrade to 2.5.0 if the upgrade does not work well ?

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                        • GertjanG
                          Gertjan @firefox
                          last edited by Gertjan

                          @firefox said in After upgrading version 2.5.0 it is not possible to update the packages:

                          i try all

                          In that case apply the Last Resort option.
                          If that doesn't work, call your ISP and terminate your relation with them, as the issue is upstream.

                          No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                          Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                            firefox @Gertjan
                            last edited by

                            @gertjan
                            In that case apply the Last Resort option.

                            now i have to
                            it crash And no longer works

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