Solved pkg problem

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KenGordon

After upgrading my system to FreeBSD-14.3-RELEASE, and after doing pkg upgrade, I am now getting the following after every attempt to install a package:


root@KensOffice:/ # pkg install sane-backends
Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
FreeBSD repository is up to date.
Updating FreeBSD-kmods repository catalogue...
FreeBSD-kmods repository is up to date.
Updating FreeBSD-ports repository catalogue...
Unable to update repository FreeBSD-ports
Updating FreeBSD-ports-kmods repository catalogue...
Unable to update repository FreeBSD-ports-kmods
Error updating repositories!

And installation totally fails.

I have checked and rechecked the FreeBSD.conf files for accuracy. They look like this:


FreeBSD: {
url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly",
mirror_type: "SRV",
mirror_type: "srv",
signature_type: "fingerprints",
fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
enabled: yes
}
FreeBSD-kmods: {
url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly_${VERSION_MINOR}",
mirror_type: "SRV",
mirror_type: "srv",
signature_type: "fingerprints",
fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
enabled: yes
}

And pkg search no longer works at all also. I get essentially the same error message.

So, where is my error? Or is there one? I am baffled.

Ken Gordon
 
I have the following:
~ $ uname -r
14.3-RELEASE-p5

My repositories are as follows:
~ $ pkg -vv | sed -nE -e '/(OSVERSION|ABI)/ p' -e '/^Repositories:/,$ p'
IGNORE_OSVERSION = false;
ABI = "FreeBSD:14:amd64";
ALTABI = "freebsd:14:x86:64";
OSVERSION = "1403000";
Repositories:
FreeBSD: {
url : "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly",
enabled : yes,
priority : 0,
mirror_type : "SRV",
signature_type : "FINGERPRINTS",
fingerprints : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
}
FreeBSD-kmods: {
url : "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3",
enabled : yes,
priority : 0,
mirror_type : "SRV",
signature_type : "FINGERPRINTS",
fingerprints : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
}
~ $

When I tried # pkg upgrade yesterday and today I get the following, which I am cautious about after previous experiences:
Installed packages to be UPGRADED:
firefox: 144.0_2,2 -> 144.0.2,2 [FreeBSD]
I am waiting to see if anyone has a problem with this before updating my only -RELEASE installation.
 
KenGordon said:
Well, it looks like I fixed the original issue by removing _${VERSION_MINOR} from the pointer for the kmod files.
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For 14.3-RELEASE, using quarterly, a correct setting for the FreeBSD-kmods repository is:
Rich (BB code): 
FreeBSD-kmods: {
    url: pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly_${VERSION_MINOR},
    enabled: yes,
    priority: 0,
    signature_type: "fingerprints",
    fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
    mirror_type: "srv",
}

However, using:
Rich (BB code): 
FreeBSD-kmods: {
    url: pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly,
    enabled: yes,
    priority: 0,
    signature_type: "fingerprints",
    fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
    mirror_type: "srv",
}
means you are using the FreeBSD-kmods for FreeBSD 14.3-STABLE! Sooner or later this incorrect setting for 14.3-RELEASE will get you into problems.

There seems to be other things wrong with your settings:
(Perhaps as a result from Difficulty upgrading to 14.3 from 14.2)
KenGordon said:
Rich (BB code): 
root@KensOffice:/ # pkg install sane-backends
Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
FreeBSD repository is up to date.
Updating FreeBSD-kmods repository catalogue...
FreeBSD-kmods repository is up to date.
Updating FreeBSD-ports repository catalogue...
Unable to update repository FreeBSD-ports
Updating FreeBSD-ports-kmods repository catalogue...
Unable to update repository FreeBSD-ports-kmods
Error updating repositories!
Click to expand...
Apparently you have inserted FreeBSD-ports-kmods in your settings: you should not be using this; this is a new repository name used in FreeBSD-15.0.

To get more insight in your actual settings, please post the output of two commands:
pkg -vv | sed -nE -e '/(OSVERSION|ABI)/ p' -e '/^Repositories:/,$ p'
ls -l /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/*.conf
 
What make things more complexed as it should be is pkgbase.

As new repo for base is to be started (officially) providing base packages appears (I consider it "on test" until availability of 15.0-Release is officially announced), repos for ports needs to be distinguished.

Because of this, for 15.0 (currently Beta4), repo name FreeBSD was changed to Freebsd-ports and FreeBSD-kmods was changed to FreeBSD-ports-kmods respectively, keeping 14.x and before as is to avoid POLA violation.

pkgbase becomes official starting from 15.0, and my understanding is that support codes in older versions are for sane upgrades to 15.0 and later using pkgbase.
 
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