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      tman222
      last edited by

      Hi all,

      Is there a way to install/remove/update pfSense packages from the shell/console as well or can this only be done via the WebGUI? If yes, what would be the process to do so? Thanks in advance.

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        tman222
        last edited by tman222

        I think I answered my own question, found this page in the documentation:

        https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/pkg-broken-database.html

        Is this correct method?

        /usr/local/sbin/pkg-static install -yf <additional-package> <another-additional-package>

        Thanks again.

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        • provelsP
          provels
          last edited by

          If the packagess are already installed and you just want to update

          pkg upgrade

          will do it.

          Peder

          MAIN - pfSense+ 24.11-RELEASE - Adlink MXE-5401, i7, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB SSD. 500 GB HDD for SyslogNG
          BACKUP - pfSense+ 23.01-RELEASE - Hyper-V Virtual Machine, Gen 1, 2 v-CPUs, 3 GB RAM, 8GB VHDX (Dynamic)

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          • JonathanLeeJ
            JonathanLee
            last edited by

            Pkg update
            Pkg clean

            Clean gets rid of old versions no longer needed

            Make sure to upvote

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