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      caligo-erik @Qinn
      last edited by caligo-erik

      @qinn said in Shared object "libarchive.so.7" not found, required by "pkg":

      Downgraded pkg

      Bumped into this post; how did you downgrade pkg?

      When I try the same command, I get:
      pkg-static: Newer FreeBSD version for package pfSense-pkg-iperf

      I am unsure whether to use the suggested " IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes " option..

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        No don't do that. You are trying to pull a version of pkg from a repo set to a different FreeBSD version. That is not the same as forcing a package downgrade within the same version.

        Steve

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          Qinn @Qinn
          last edited by Qinn

          @qinn said in Shared object "libarchive.so.7" not found, required by "pkg":

          Think I found it, the pkg package gets updated when in GUI from System/Update/System update you select "Update Latest 2.4.x development version (2.4.5)" in Branch and I did not confirm it, just selected it!

          [2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg -v
1.12.0
[2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg-static install -f pkg
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 1 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

Installed packages to be DOWNGRADED:
        pkg: 1.12.0 -> 1.10.5_6 [pfSense]

Number of packages to be downgraded: 1

The operation will free 1 MiB.

Proceed with this action? [y/N]: y
[1/1] Downgrading pkg from 1.12.0 to 1.10.5_6...
[1/1] Extracting pkg-1.10.5_6: 100%
You may need to manually remove /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf if it is no longer needed.
[2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg -v
1.10.5

          Selected it and...

          [2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg -v
1.12.0
[2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root:
``

          @caligo-erik but why would you do it? Just like @stephenw10 advises don't change the package manager version.

          Hardeware: Intel(R) Celeron(R) J4125 CPU @ 2.00GHz 102 GB mSATA SSD (ZFS)
          Firmware: Latest-stable-pfSense CE (amd64)
          Packages: pfBlockerNG devel-beta (beta tester) - Avahi - Notes - Ntopng - PIMD/udpbroadcastrelay - Service Watchdog - System Patches

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            tkriviradev @caligo-erik
            last edited by

            @caligo-erik

            If you want to stay on 2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 for a while before upgrading, make sure you go to System|Update and change your Branch to "Previous stable version". This will keep your System|Package Manager from offering Updates that may not be suitable for 2.4.5

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              caligo-erik @Qinn
              last edited by

              @qinn said in Shared object "libarchive.so.7" not found, required by "pkg":

              @qinn said in Shared object "libarchive.so.7" not found, required by "pkg":

              Think I found it, the pkg package gets updated when in GUI from System/Update/System update you select "Update Latest 2.4.x development version (2.4.5)" in Branch and I did not confirm it, just selected it!

              [2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg -v
1.12.0
[2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg-static install -f pkg
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 1 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

Installed packages to be DOWNGRADED:
        pkg: 1.12.0 -> 1.10.5_6 [pfSense]

Number of packages to be downgraded: 1

The operation will free 1 MiB.

Proceed with this action? [y/N]: y
[1/1] Downgrading pkg from 1.12.0 to 1.10.5_6...
[1/1] Extracting pkg-1.10.5_6: 100%
You may need to manually remove /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf if it is no longer needed.
[2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg -v
1.10.5

              Selected it and...

              [2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg -v
1.12.0
[2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root:
``

              @caligo-erik but why would you do it? Just like @stephenw10 advises don't change the package manager version.

              It all started with wanting to install a package using the GUI, and no packages were available. I read on some forums, that it might be a temporary issue, so I waited a couple of days, and retried.

              Then I tried to update to 2.5, but it got stuck.

              Since then I've been reading up on various posts of people with similar problems, ultimately bumping into this one.

              I've already create a backup config.xml file and - unless I can fix this otherwise first - will do a reinstall over the weekend.

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                adamw @stephenw10
                last edited by adamw

                @stephenw10

                After upgrading SG-3100 to 2.4.5-p1 a while ago my pkg appears completely broken, can't even check its version:

                [2.4.5-RELEASE][root@pfsense]/root: pkg -v
                Shared object "libarchive.so.7" not found, required by "pkg"

                I'm suspecting it resulted from branch switching: https://forum.netgate.com/topic/159349/frozen-package-update

                So solving one problem created another.

                Is there any low risk fix that can be applied remotely?

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @adamw
                  last edited by

                  The only thing you can do is try the suggestions here:
                  https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/upgrades.html#upgrade-not-offered-library-errors
                  Some of those are not without risk though.

                  Steve

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                  • adamwA
                    adamw @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10

                    Thank you Steve.

                    I'm rather planning to upgrade from 2.4.5-p1 to 21.02.2.

                    Mainly to mitigate OpenVPN randomly crashing with (fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1j and later):

                    cipher_ctx_update: EVP_CipherUpdate() failed
Exiting due to fatal error

                    Is the upgrade likely to fix pkg? Are there any special steps I should consider?

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Yes, if the upgrade runs it will all be replaced but getting to run requires pkg to be working....

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                      • adamwA
                        adamw @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        @stephenw10

                        So I HAVE to fix pkg manually first before even consider a full upgrade, right?

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                          caligo-erik @caligo-erik
                          last edited by

                          @caligo-erik said in Shared object "libarchive.so.7" not found, required by "pkg":

                          @qinn said in Shared object "libarchive.so.7" not found, required by "pkg":

                          @qinn said in Shared object "libarchive.so.7" not found, required by "pkg":

                          Think I found it, the pkg package gets updated when in GUI from System/Update/System update you select "Update Latest 2.4.x development version (2.4.5)" in Branch and I did not confirm it, just selected it!

                          [2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg -v
1.12.0
[2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg-static install -f pkg
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 1 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

Installed packages to be DOWNGRADED:
        pkg: 1.12.0 -> 1.10.5_6 [pfSense]

Number of packages to be downgraded: 1

The operation will free 1 MiB.

Proceed with this action? [y/N]: y
[1/1] Downgrading pkg from 1.12.0 to 1.10.5_6...
[1/1] Extracting pkg-1.10.5_6: 100%
You may need to manually remove /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf if it is no longer needed.
[2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg -v
1.10.5

                          Selected it and...

                          [2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg -v
1.12.0
[2.4.4-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root:
``

                          @caligo-erik but why would you do it? Just like @stephenw10 advises don't change the package manager version.

                          It all started with wanting to install a package using the GUI, and no packages were available. I read on some forums, that it might be a temporary issue, so I waited a couple of days, and retried.

                          Then I tried to update to 2.5, but it got stuck.

                          Since then I've been reading up on various posts of people with similar problems, ultimately bumping into this one.

                          I've already create a backup config.xml file and - unless I can fix this otherwise first - will do a reinstall over the weekend.

                          Update:
                          FINALLY I got round to pluck up the courage to reinstall pfSense with the newer version.
                          It was actually very simple, you can copy the config file to the USB installer disk, and it will use it during install.

                          I did, however, make a full clone of the hard-disk before doing so, better safe than sorry 🤠

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                            caligo-erik @adamw
                            last edited by caligo-erik

                            @adamw said in Shared object "libarchive.so.7" not found, required by "pkg":

                            @stephenw10

                            So I HAVE to fix pkg manually first before even consider a full upgrade, right?

                            I didn't manage to fix pkg manually. In fact, I managed to get pkg from "partially working" to "not working at all" 💩

                            In the end, I went for a export config to USB installer -> reinstall.

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Yeah pkg/pkg-static is required to run the upgrade so it must be functional.

                              Reinstalling and restoring the config is often faster and easier if you've ever done it before.

                              Steve

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