What's the proper way to install and upgrade pkg?

[mrjayviper]

I have just setup FreeBSD 9.2 and I want to start familiarizing myself with the pkgng so I installed pkg via pkg_add.

pkg_add -r pkg

This install pkg 1.1.4 I believe. This isn't the latest as trying to install another app (e.g. pkg install editors/nano) would install a newer version (I believe this is 1.2.x). Anyway, the install would fail because pkg 1.2.x uses configuration that's not compatible with version 1.1.x. So I would then use the new pkg.conf.sample as my new pkg.conf.

I'm just wondering if there is a step I can run between the initial "pkg_add" and the 1st "pkg install" so I can upgrade pkg to whatever is the latest. I tried "pkg upgrade" but it seems it doesn't really upgrade pkg.

Thanks very much

 

[kpa]

Try this:

/usr/sbin/pkg bootstrap -f

 

[asteriskRoss]

@mrjayviper, did you remember to run pkg2ng after installing ports-mgmt/pkg to convert the package database? You may also want to append the following to /etc/make.conf

WITH_PKGNG=yes

Reference: FreeBSD handbook: Using pkgng for Binary Package Management.

 

[mrjayviper]

Try this:

/usr/sbin/pkg bootstrap -f

Thank you so much. My setup is now running whatever is latest. Previously, using pkg_add (as mentioned in the handbook) will confused my setup. The pkg "database" is on version 1.1.x even after running pkg2ng while the pkg executable is on 1.2.x.

 

[kpa]

Try this:

/usr/sbin/pkg bootstrap -f

Thank you so much. My setup is now running whatever is latest. Previously, using pkg_add (as mentioned in the handbook) will confused my setup. The pkg "database" is on version 1.1.x even after running pkg2ng while the pkg executable is on 1.2.x.

Don't forget to set WITH_PKGNG=yes in /etc/make.conf, the setting is not yet the default on the version of FreeBSD you're using. Also after switching to PKGNG packaging tools you'll have to forget that the pkg_add etc. tools exist, mixing those with the new PKGNG tools is not possible.