package installer just hangs
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I am trying to install a Zabbix agent package on our pfSense 2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 router, but the package installer just hangs saying "Please wait while the update system initializes" in the information window.
Upgrading to the newest version of pfSense now or in the near future is not an option.
Is there a manual way, like from the command line in a shell, to install the package? If yes, how? The exact package I'm trying to install is zabbix-agent6 (1.0.5; dependencies: zabbix6-agent-6.0.2)
Any help is much appreciated.
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@diggy said in package installer just hangs:
I am trying to install a Zabbix agent package on our pfSense 2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 router
2.4.5-p1 is more than 2.5 years old.
Your best option is to upgrade your installation to a supported one.
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Upgrading would use the same mechanism as installing packages so if you can't install packages then upgrading probably won't work either.
Zabbix 6.x is not and will not be available for 2.4.x, even pfSense CE 2.5.x only has Zabbix 5. To get Zabbix 6 you'll need to be on at least pfSense CE 2.6.0 or Plus 22.05.
Trying to get newer packages on an older system is not going to work, as it will lead to a mismatch between the packages and base OS and is likely to break things.
That said, because updates and packages use the same underlying mechanism, you can use the upgrade troubleshooting information to help narrow down why you can't load packages:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/upgrades.html
