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    • B
      Balanga
      last edited by

      I'm trying to set up pfSense (2.3.5-RELEASE (i386)) on a ThinkPad T60 for test purposes and have come across a thread I started over a year ago, and wondered if there is a simple way to install Midnight Commander on pfSense yet…

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      • C
        cmbc
        last edited by

        Tested of pfSense 2.4.4-RELEASE-p3

        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/png-1.6.34.txz
        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libslang2-2.3.1_3.txz
        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/kbproto-1.0.7.txz
        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/xproto-7.0.31.txz
        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libXau-1.0.8_3.txz
        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libXdmcp-1.1.2.txz
        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libpthread-stubs-0.4.txz
        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libxcb-1.12_2.txz
        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libX11-1.6.5,1.txz
        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/xextproto-7.3.0.txz
        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libXext-1.3.3_1,1.txz
        pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/mc-4.8.20_2.txz
        /usr/local/bin/mc

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          I don't see a feature request open for this yet. https://redmine.pfsense.org/

          Steve

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            tristangrimaux
            last edited by

            Tested on pfSense 2.4.4-RELEASE-p3
            Packages to install (Cmbc's answer is missing libssh2 pkg)

            pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/png-1.6.34.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libslang2-2.3.1_3.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/kbproto-1.0.7.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/xproto-7.0.31.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libXau-1.0.8_3.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libXdmcp-1.1.2.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libpthread-stubs-0.4.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libxcb-1.12_2.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libX11-1.6.5,1.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/xextproto-7.3.0.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libXext-1.3.3_1,1.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libssh2-1.8.0,3.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/mc-4.8.20_2.txz

            Then to have a proper shell in mc, execute this

            mv /usr/local/bin/mc /usr/local/bin/mc.real
echo 'sh -c "export SHELL=/bin/tcsh ; /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh"' > /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
chmod +x /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
sed -i.bak 's;/usr/local/bin/mc -P;/usr/local/bin/mc.real -P;' /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh
ln -s /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc /usr/local/bin/mc
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            • K
              KARLAGIN
              last edited by

              Tested on 2.4.5-RELEASE

              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/png-1.6.34.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libslang2-2.3.1_3.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/kbproto-1.0.7.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/xproto-7.0.31.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libXau-1.0.8_3.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libXdmcp-1.1.2.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libpthread-stubs-0.4.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libxcb-1.12_2.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libX11-1.6.5,1.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/xextproto-7.3.0.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libXext-1.3.3_1,1.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/libssh2-1.8.0,3.txz
pkg install python27
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/release_2/All/mc-4.8.20_2.txz

              mv /usr/local/bin/mc /usr/local/bin/mc.real
echo 'sh -c "export SHELL=/bin/tcsh ; /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh"' > /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
chmod +x /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
sed -i.bak 's;/usr/local/bin/mc -P;/usr/local/bin/mc.real -P;' /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh
ln -s /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc /usr/local/bin/mc

              Google help you

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              • GertjanG
                Gertjan @KARLAGIN
                last edited by Gertjan

                @KARLAGIN said in How can I install Midnight Commander on pfSense?:

                Tested on 2.4.5-RELEASE

                That's old ......
                p1 is there ;)

                edit : with another FreeBSD kernel version, so other ? libs etc.

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

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                  tristangrimaux
                  last edited by

                  Tested on 2.5.0-RELEASE

                  pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/png-1.6.37.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libslang2-2.3.2_2.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libXau-1.0.9.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libXdmcp-1.1.3.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libpthread-stubs-0.4.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libxcb-1.14_1.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libX11-1.6.12,1.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libXext-1.3.4,1.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libssh2-1.9.0_3,3.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libsigsegv-2.12.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/diffutils-3.7.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/mc-4.8.24.txz

mv /usr/local/bin/mc /usr/local/bin/mc.real
echo 'sh -c "export SHELL=/bin/tcsh ; /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh"' > /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
chmod +x /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
sed -i.bak 's;/usr/local/bin/mc -P;/usr/local/bin/mc.real -P;' /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh
ln -s /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc /usr/local/bin/mc
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                  • bmeeksB
                    bmeeks @tristangrimaux
                    last edited by

                    @tristangrimaux said in How can I install Midnight Commander on pfSense?:

                    Tested on 2.5.0-RELEASE

                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/png-1.6.37.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libslang2-2.3.2_2.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libXau-1.0.9.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libXdmcp-1.1.3.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libpthread-stubs-0.4.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libxcb-1.14_1.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libX11-1.6.12,1.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libXext-1.3.4,1.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libssh2-1.9.0_3,3.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libsigsegv-2.12.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/diffutils-3.7.txz
pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/mc-4.8.24.txz

mv /usr/local/bin/mc /usr/local/bin/mc.real
echo 'sh -c "export SHELL=/bin/tcsh ; /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh"' > /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
chmod +x /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
sed -i.bak 's;/usr/local/bin/mc -P;/usr/local/bin/mc.real -P;' /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh
ln -s /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc /usr/local/bin/mc

                    Just FYI. This can be very dangerous (installing packages from repos other than the official pfSense one). Notice how installing Midnight Commander pulled in a bunch of other dependency packages? If any of those pulled in packages happens to overwrite a critical pfSense system library with a different version, you could break your firewall.

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                    • GertjanG
                      Gertjan @bmeeks
                      last edited by

                      Yeah, its advised to have a copy of the config and an USB with the latest pfSense version ready.

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

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                        tristangrimaux @bmeeks
                        last edited by

                        @bmeeks midnight commander should be included in PFSense, and more tools for those of us who live and breathe in a text terminal.

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                        • bmeeksB
                          bmeeks @tristangrimaux
                          last edited by bmeeks

                          @tristangrimaux said in How can I install Midnight Commander on pfSense?:

                          @bmeeks midnight commander should be included in PFSense, and more tools for those of us who live and breathe in a text terminal.

                          I think you will find a difference of opinion among cyber security professionals. Some think a firewall should only have the absolute bare minimum of software to be a firewall. Anything else is seen as just an additional attack surface. But others are willing to tolerate a firewall with additional software installed on it. Neither is 100% the only correct answer.

                          It is a fact, though, that the more software installed on the firewall, the greater the potential attack surface because each installed package (and its dependencies) drags in potential security flaws.

                          The point of my original reply was not to argue, but just to point out for others reading this thread, that may be considering installing third-party packages from outside the official pfSense package repo, that you can surely break the firewall if an installed package brings in a different version or even flavor of a critical system shared library.

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                            tristangrimaux @bmeeks
                            last edited by

                            @bmeeks your point is most valid

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                            • i64ruI
                              i64ru @tristangrimaux
                              last edited by i64ru

                              Work PfSense 2.5.2-RELEASE

                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/png-1.6.37.txz
                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libslang2-2.3.2_2.txz
                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libXau-1.0.9.txz
                              ++pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/xorgproto-2020.1.txz добавить этот пакет, без него не встанет libXdmcp
                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libXdmcp-1.1.3.txz
                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libpthread-stubs-0.4.txz
                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libxcb-1.14_1.txz
                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libX11-1.6.12,1.txz
                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libXext-1.3.4,1.txz
                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libssh2-1.9.0_3,3.txz
                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/libsigsegv-2.12.txz
                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/diffutils-3.7.txz
                              ++ pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_3/All/python37-3.7.12.txz добавить этот пакет, без него не встанет mc-4.8.24
                              pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/release_2/All/mc-4.8.24.txz

                              mv /usr/local/bin/mc /usr/local/bin/mc.real
                              echo 'sh -c "export SHELL=/bin/tcsh ; /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh"' > /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
                              chmod +x /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
                              sed -i.bak 's;/usr/local/bin/mc -P;/usr/local/bin/mc.real -P;' /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh
                              ln -s /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc /usr/local/bin/mc

                              потом пишем exit
                              снова 8 to shell
                              mc !!!! work!

                              Спасибо всем друзья!

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                                drknssc @i64ru
                                last edited by

                                @i64ru проблема!!! alt text
                                никаких релизов нет! ломаю голову уже часа 3!

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  The pkgs are there the directory listing was just disabled due to continued attacks on the pkg servers.
                                  In pfSense 2.6 you would want to use FreeBSD latest or quarterly though.

                                  You can still see and download the file containing the full YAML listing of all the packages so you can find the correct path.

                                  Steve

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                                    PhilipZ
                                    last edited by PhilipZ

                                    Work PfSense 2.7.2-RELEASE
                                    Because I prefer bash as shell is the first line. Last few lines are copied from i64ru and modified to work with bash

                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/libsigsegv-2.14.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/bash-5.2.15.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/diffutils-3.8.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/libXau-1.0.9.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/xorgproto-2022.1_1.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/libXdmcp-1.1.3.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/libxcb-1.15_1.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/libX11-1.8.6_1,1.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/libXext-1.3.4,1.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/libslang2-2.3.3.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/python39-3.9.18.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/zip-3.0_1.pkg
                                    pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/release_0/All/mc-4.8.30.pkg

                                    mv /usr/local/bin/mc /usr/local/bin/mc.real
                                    echo 'sh -c "export SHELL=/usr/local/bin/tcsh ; /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh"' > /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
                                    chmod +x /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc
                                    sed -i.bak 's;/usr/local/bin/mc -P;/usr/local/bin/mc.real -P;' /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc-wrapper.sh
                                    ln -s /usr/local/libexec/mc/mc /usr/local/bin/mc

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                                    • provelsP
                                      provels @kpa
                                      last edited by

                                      @kpa said in How can I install Midnight Commander on pfSense?:

                                      It's supposedly an easy to use file manager (for being an ncurses application) but since there are better ones like Filezilla, WinSCP and others that can use an SFTP connection and offer a proper GUI on your workstation I don't see why you would want to install it on pfSense.

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                                      Peder

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