No available packages

badcat19

Exact same issue for me as well:

ERROR: It was not possible to determine pkg remote version

Updating repositories metadata... failed.
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pfSense remote version
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pfSense-base remote version
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pfSense-kernel-pfSense remote version
Your system is up to date

stephenw10

If you send me your NDI in chat I can check it.

danejones

I'm having the same issue. Started this morning.

flatsphere

@danejones Same issue here. Started about a week ago. Running 23.01 release. Used to work just fine.

Viper_Rus

I'm having the same issue. Started today

pfSense-upgrade -c
``` solved the problem,
although it starts with an error

ERROR: It was not possible to determine pkg remote version
Updating repositories metadata... done.
Your system is up to date

flatsphere

@viper_rus said in No available packages:

I'm having the same issue. Started today
pfSense-upgrade -c
``` solved the problem,
although it starts with an error
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pkg remote version
Updating repositories metadata... done.
Your system is up to date

Mine similar, but more errors:

G.Hammer

I had the same issue and this corrected it for me.

Deleted as it did not apply to others.

tedquade

@g-hammer That did not resolve the issue for me and instead caused an update to system_patches to present in installed packages. I have reverted your suggested change to /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf.

Ted Quade

G.Hammer

@tedquade I shall remove the suggested fix then.

G.Hammer

If you saw the 'fix' before I deleted it, the stanza deleted is restored at any change to anything in the GUI and/or at reboot.

tedquade

@g-hammer I saw that in other posts on the matter. Thanks for the heads-up though.

Ted Quade

stephenw10

Yes, It looks like there is a problem here. We have replicated it locally and should have a solution shortly.

Steve

stephenw10

Ok: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14137

The issue is that the custom repo data used to upgrade to Plus is not being removed as expected after upgrading.

Simply resaving the update branch to Latest Stable (23.01) in System > Update > Update Settings will allow packages to be seen correctly.

Removing the custom repo data manually will remove the Plus Upgrade message there.

Steve

tedquade

@stephenw10 Thanks for the fix, done.

Ted Quade

G.Hammer

@stephenw10 said in No available packages:

Removing the custom repo data manually will remove the Plus Upgrade message there.

Where would I do this?

tedquade

@g-hammer see:

https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14137

Ted Quade

stephenw10

@g-hammer said in No available packages:

Where would I do this?

You can run it at the command line via the console or ssh. Or you can run in Diag > Command Prompt in the GUI.

Steve

G.Hammer

@stephenw10
rm: /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo-custom.*: No such file or directory

Already gone.
I do have a package listing and have installed what I wanted.
Thanks for the rapid diagnosis and solution.

flatsphere

@stephenw10 Received this message at Diagnostics/Command Prompt

rm: /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo-custom.*: No such file or directory

Still no packages.

G.Hammer

@tedquade Working for you, meaning you have a packages list and can install? Have you rebooted to make certain the fix survives?

No reason to think it doesn't, just checking.