Editing Pkg

{{:Navbar Application Management}}

== Introduction ==

'''pkg''' is the FreeBSD package management tools, offering many features that make dealing with binary packages faster and easier.  
See [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-release-ports '''pkg(8)''']

Package Benefits

* A compressed package tarball is typically smaller than the compressed tarball containing the source code for the application.

* Packages do not require compilation time. For large applications, such as Mozilla, KDE, or GNOME, this can be important on a slow system.

* Packages do not require any understanding of the process involved in compiling software on FreeBSD.

==Overview About PKG Commands==

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! scope="col" style="width: 50px;"|'''Command'''
! scope="col" style="width: 550px;"|'''Explanation'''
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|help ''command''
|Display usage information of the specified	command.
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|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-add&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports add]     
|Install a package from either a local source or a remote one.<br/>When installing from remote source	you need to specify the	proto-<br/> col to use	when fetching the package.<br/>
Currently supported protocols are FTP, HTTP and HTTPS.<br/>
annotate:  Add, modify or delete tag-value style annotations on packages.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-alias&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports alias]
|display configured aliases
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-annotate&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports annotate]
|Add, modify or delete arbitrary annotations from packages
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-audit&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports audit]   
|Audit installed packages against known vulnerabilities.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-autoremove&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports autoremove]
|Delete packages which were automatically installed as dependen-<br/>cies and are not required any more.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-backup&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports backup]  
|Dump the local package database to a file specified on the command-line.
|-
|bootstrap
|This is for compatibility with the pkg(7) bootstrapper. If pkg is already installed, nothing is done. If invoked	with the -f flag an attempt will be made to reinstall pkg from remote repository.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-check&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports check]   
|Sanity checks installed packages.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-clean&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports clean]   
|Clean the local cache of fetched remote packages.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-config&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports config]
|retrieve the	value of a given configuration option
|-
|convert	     
|Convert to	and from the old pkg_add(1) format.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-create&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports create]  
|Create a package, a utility for creating software package distributions.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-delete&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports delete]  
|Delete a package from the database	and the	system.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-fetch&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports fetch]   
|Fetch packages from a remote repository.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-info&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports info]    
|Display information about installed packages.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-install&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports install]	     
|Install a package from a remote package repository.  If a package is	found in more than one remote repository, then installation happens from the first one.  Downloading a package is tried from each package repository in	turn, until the	package	is successfully fetched.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-lock&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports lock]    
|Prevent modification or deletion of a package, lock or unlock packages.
|-
|plugins	     
|List the available	plugins.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-query&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports query]   
|Query information about installed packages.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-register&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports register]     
|Register a	package	in the database.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-repo&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports repo]    
|Create a local package repository for remote usage.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-rquery&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports rquery]  
|Query information for remote repositories.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-search&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports search]  
|Search for	the given pattern in the remote	package	repositories.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-set&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports set]     
|Modify information	in the installed database.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-shell&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports shell]   
|Open a SQLite shell to the	local or remote	database.  Extreme
	     care should be taken when using this command.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-shlib&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports shlib]   
|Displays which packages link to a specific	shared library.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-stats&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports stats]   
|Display package database statistics.
|-
|unlock  
|Unlocks packages, allowing	them to	be modified or deleted.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-update&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports update]  
|Update the available remote repositories as listed <br/>in /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/GhostBSD.conf
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-updating&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports updating]     
|Display UPDATING entries of installed packages.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-upgrade&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports upgrade]	     
|Upgrade a package to a newer version.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-version&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports version]     
|Summarize installed versions of packages.
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-which&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports which]   
|Query the database	for package(s) that installed a	specific file.
|-
!colspan="2"|'''See also'''
|-
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg_printf&sektion=3&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports pkg_printf]
|family of functions produces output of package data according to	a format
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg_repos&sektion=3&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports pkg_repos()]
|Takes the address of a	pointer	to the repository
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-repository&sektion=5&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports package repository]
|format and operation	of package repositories	used by	pkg(8)
|-
|[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg.conf&sektion=5&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports pkg.conf]
|system-wide configuration file	for pkg, default location of this file is /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf
|}

== Function and Examples ==

A package can be manipulated with the [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-release-ports pkg(8)] commands, such as ''pkg install''.

pkg only works with binary packages. By default, pkg uses the binary packages from the GhostBSD/TrueOS package mirrors.

"GhostBSD now use TrueOS packages base from ports." See: [https://ghostbsd.org/19.09_release_announcement What changed since 19.04].

Each pkg command argument is documented in a command-specific manual page. To read the manual page for pkg install, for example, run either of these commands:

<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-release-ports#COMMANDS # pkg help] install</code>

or

<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-install&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports # man pkg-install]</code>

===Installing Packages===

To install a binary package use the following command, where packagename is the name of the package to install:

<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-install&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports # pkg install] packagename</code>

This command uses repository data to determine which version of the software to install and if it has any uninstalled dependencies.

=== Removing Packages===

Packages that are no longer needed can be removed with pkg delete. For example:


<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-delete&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports # pkg delete] packagename</code>

===Upgrading Installed Packages===

Update the local catalogues of the enabled package repositories

<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-update&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports # pkg update]</code>

Installed packages can be upgraded to their latest versions by running:

<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-upgrade&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports # pkg upgrade]</code>

This command will compare the installed versions with those available in the repository catalogue and upgrade them from the repository.

If  a kernel has to be upgraded, you have to do a forced upgrade. It is needed that all packages have to be reinstalled, so that all the package are compiled with the right kernel.

<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-update&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports # pkg update -f]</code>

<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-upgrade&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports # pkg upgrade -fy]</code>

===Not Updating A Package===

If you have got an application via the ports system and don't like to change it during ''pkg upgrade'' process, do

<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-lock&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports #pkg lock] packagename</code>

===To Get Info About An Installed Package===

If you like to know if a package is installed and which version, you have to write:
 
<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-info&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports pkg info] packagename</code>

===Auditing Installed Packages===

Software vulnerabilities are regularly discovered in third-party applications. To address this, pkg includes a built-in auditing mechanism. To determine if there are any known vulnerabilities for the software installed on the system, run:

<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-audit&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports # pkg audit -F]</code>

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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>F, 
|<nowiki>--</nowiki>fetch	    
|Fetch the database before checking.
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===Automatically Removing Unused Packages===

Removing a package may leave behind dependencies which are no longer required. Unneeded packages that were installed as dependencies (leaf packages) can be automatically detected and removed using:

<code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-autoremove&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports # pkg autoremove]</code>

===Repositories===

The pkg mirrors are located in:  
* in the US: http://pkg.us.ghostbsd.org/stable/FreeBSD:12:amd64/ 
* in France: http://pkg.fr.ghostbsd.org/stable/FreeBSD:12:amd64/ 
* in Cynyda: http://pkg.ghostbsd.org/stable/FreeBSD:12:amd64/

To change the mirror go to the file <code>/etc/pkg/GhostBSD.conf</code> and change the URL. <br/>
There in it is described as: 

* in France: <code> url: "http://pkg.fr.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/latest",</code>
* in Canada: <code> url: "http://pkg.ca.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/latest",</code>
* in US:   <code> url: "http://pkg.us.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/latest",</code>

For upgrading your system chose the nearest mirror to your location.

== For more Information ==

Sources: 

* [https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/pkgng-intro.html FreeBSD Handbook/chapter 4.4. Using pkg for Binary Package Management]
* [https://www.vultr.com/docs/how-to-use-the-pkg-package-manager-on-freebsd-12 VULTR]





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