Shell command 'pkg' does not contain any packages

markbain

Hello guys,

My first ever post on the pfSense forums. Such fun!

I am using pfSense 2.2.4-RELEASE (amd64) FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE-p15 on a pfSense SG-2440 (https://www.pfsense.org/products/product-family.html#sg-2440)

I am attempting to install a FreeBSD package via the shell command 'pkg' (as described in https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Installing_FreeBSD_Packages), but the repository seems to be completely empty.

root: pkg update
Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
FreeBSD repository is up-to-date.
All repositories are up-to-date.

more /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf
# $FreeBSD$
#
# To disable this repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,
# create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file:
#
#   mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
#   echo "FreeBSD: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
#

FreeBSD: {
  url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
  enabled: yes
}

Nothing in my /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf.

But no matter what I search for, or try and install… nothing.

/root: pkg search vi
/root:

Any idea what I am doing wrong?

Kind regards,
Mark.

markbain

…and I worked it out myself. The action of creating my post here made me look at things afresh.

The ${ABI} variable isn't set on my system.

I edited the FreeBSD.conf file so that url read:

url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/latest",

And now it works.

Thanks,
Mark.