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    Text editor 'nano' pkg: No packages available to install matching 'nano' 2.2.4

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    • U
      unknown001
      last edited by

      Since the new version 2.2.4. text editor is missing from repository. The command below worked fine in 2.2.3. I also remember from previous version, the command pkg add nano also worked.

      [2.2.4-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.localdomain]/usr/local/etc/rc.d: pkg install nano
      Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
      FreeBSD repository is up-to-date.
      All repositories are up-to-date.
      Updating database digests format: 100%
      pkg: No packages available to install matching 'nano' have been found in the repositories
      
      
      [2.2.4-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.localdomain]/usr/local/etc/rc.d: pkg add nano
      pkg: nano: No such file or directory
      pkg: Was 'pkg install nano' meant?
      
      Failed to install the following 1 package(s): nano
      
      
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      • N
        Nullity
        last edited by

        Use "ee" instead? (assuming it is included)

        vi is awesome though, I encourage learning to use it.

        Please correct any obvious misinformation in my posts.
        -Not a professional; an arrogant ignoramous.

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        • jimpJ
          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
          last edited by

          "ee" is installed by default, but I tried a few installs of 2.2.4 here and they all seemed to work:

          [2.2.4-RELEASE][root@ki.vghs.example.com]/root: pkg update
          The package management tool is not yet installed on your system.
          Do you want to fetch and install it now? [y/N]: y
          Bootstrapping pkg from pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/latest, please wait...
          Verifying signature with trusted certificate pkg.freebsd.org.2013102301... done
          Installing pkg-1.5.5...
          Extracting pkg-1.5.5: 100%
          Message for pkg-1.5.5:
          If you are upgrading from the old package format, first run:
          
            # pkg2ng
          Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
          Fetching meta.txz: 100%    944 B   0.9kB/s    00:01    
          Fetching packagesite.txz: 100%    5 MiB   1.1MB/s    00:05    
          Processing entries: 100%
          FreeBSD repository update completed. 24402 packages processed.
          [2.2.4-RELEASE][root@ki.vghs.example.com]/root: pkg install nano
          Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
          FreeBSD repository is up-to-date.
          All repositories are up-to-date.
          Updating database digests format: 100%
          The following 3 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):
          
          New packages to be INSTALLED:
          	nano: 2.4.2
          	indexinfo: 0.2.3
          	gettext-runtime: 0.19.4
          
          The process will require 3 MiB more space.
          546 KiB to be downloaded.
          
          Proceed with this action? [y/N]: 
          
          

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            unknown001
            last edited by

            "nano" is just old habit. I'm familiar with "vi," so I was able to get through with it. The procedure from above worked. Thanks jimp.
            pkg update
            then
            pkg2ng
            and
            pkg install nano

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            • jimpJ
              jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
              last edited by

              No need for the pkg2ng step, that was part of the output when pkg was installed.

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