Problem with installing pkg

[szymex73]

Hello,
I have problem with installing pkg.
When I enter pkg

Code:

[root@freenas ~]# pkg                                                         
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 please wait                                                 
_http._tcp.pkg.FreeBSD.org                                                     
pkg: fail to extract pkg-static                                               
[root@freenas ~]# 

I have error.:(

 

[joelmusicman]

That's wierd. I've never had issues using pkg and it was installed from the get-go. Which version of FreeNAS are you running?

 

[dlavigne]

Yes, the exact version is important as somewhere along the way pkg got mucked up in one of the FreeNAS versions and we're trying to track down when.

 

[szymex73]

I'm using FreeNAS 9.2.1.1

 

[szymex73]

What's the problem with it?

 

[dlavigne]

https://bugs.freenas.org/issues/4329. Previous versions did have pkg installed and ready to go, not sure in which version that was no longer the case.

 

[szymex73]

Thanks dlavigne

 

[szymex73]

I have another problem

Code:

[root@freenas ~]# pkg_add -r pkg                                                                                                   
Error: Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-9-stable/Latest/pkg.tbz: No address record             
pkg_add: unable to fetch 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-9-stable/Latest/pkg.tbz' by URL                   
[root@freenas ~]# 

 

[cyberjock]

Well, 99% of the time that means that your system had no access to the internet. The cause will have to be investigated. Were you trying to do a package add on the FreeNAS usb stick? That's kind of what it looks like, and that is exactly what is NOT recommended. That's what jails are for. ;)

 

[jthenley]

I just ran into the same problem and worked out what was wrong. To actually answer your question, it is failing as the root file system / is mounted as read-only. Remount it read-write and run pkg again.

#mount -o rw /
#pkg

 

[cyberjock]

Yeah.. and it's read only because you aren't supposed to install anything to begin with! ANYTHING you want to install should go in a jail. If these limitations are too limiting, FreeBSD awaits you. ;)

 

[jthenley]

Understood, cute dog by the way. I quite like FreeBSD with the FreeNAS components pre-installed, I had to add some bits to the core FreeBSD platform. Next you'll be telling me I'm not supposed to run it as a virtual machine under Xen!

 

[cyberjock]

Understood, cute dog by the way. I quite like FreeBSD with the FreeNAS components pre-installed, I had to add some bits to the core FreeBSD platform. Next you'll be telling me I'm not supposed to run it as a virtual machine under Xen!

We do have threads on that topic.. there's risk involved, and if you come by later and have a problem we'll delete your thread as we've given the warnings that you are on your own if it breaks.