SOLVED Help Accidentally used "pkg install" in the Shell instead of using jails. How do I delete it now?

[Talha Ahmad]

I'm worried, I tried to install a Non-pbi FREEBSD package by using "pkg install" on shell therefore installing the pkg on the system instead of in a jail.

The last error I got was that their is not enough space /.../var

Is their a command I can use to remove this pkg from the freeNAS system, so that it does not fill up my USB drive?

Or possibly a default directory where freeNAS installs non-pbi software on the system so I can manually delete it?

Your help is much appreciated, as it will save me time from re-installing freeNAS altogether.

 

[cyberjock]

The solution is to backup your config file, reinstall FreeNAS and import your config file.

 

[Talha Ahmad]

Aw, thanks for the reply,

One last noob question when I upload my config after the restore will all my settings on the entire system be restored?

In Other words will my system be the exact same as before I made this mistake?

Thanks again still learning day by day

 

[DrKK]

Actually,

If the OP just reboots the system, all those changes will be undone, since they were not stored on a writable partition. Right? The reboot will just reload all of the system files as they're supposed to be.

 

[Talha Ahmad]

"they cannot be installed into the main FreeNAS OS partition (as it is wiped clear every reboot and reloaded from the USB stick)."

http://doc.freenas.org/index.php/Installing_non-PBI_Software

DrKK your right, can you confirm this all mighty cyberjock?

 

[cyberjock]

I didn't really think about this. I just assumed you mounted it writeable.

So *if* you mounted your USB stick writeable (mount -uw /) then it was saved to the thumbdrive.

On the other hand *if* you didn't do this, then a reboot would wipe out the chances you made.

 

[cyberjock]

I didn't really think about this. I just assumed you mounted it writeable.

So *if* you mounted your USB stick writeable (mount -uw /) then it was saved to the thumbdrive.

On the other hand *if* you didn't do this, then a reboot would wipe out the changes you made.

 

[dlavigne]

It's quite possible that the installation failed as it ran out of space. You can check by running pkg info. If it is installed, uninstall it using pkg delete.

 

[Talha Ahmad]

Cyberjock was actually correct to begin with then considering the only way I could have installed the pkg on the system was to make it writable "mount -uw /", so i guess rebooting wouldn't fix my problem.

BTW, if it matters what I exactly did was
[root@... ~]#mount -uw /
[root@... ~]#pkg install gpodder

Doing pkg info in the shell tells me that their are no packages installed, however considering the pkg install failed during the download stage, I feel like all I would need to do is manually delete the downloaded package, but I do not know where the default location where the packages are downloaded (on the system).

Does anyone know where pkg's are downloaded when they are installed on the system?

 

[Talha Ahmad]

It's quite possible that the installation failed as it ran out of space. You can check by running pkg info. If it is installed, uninstall it using pkg delete.

yup exactly it did fail for that reason, read my Above post if u will. :)

thanks for the help guys