Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:18:57 +0000 From: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: abde7fe258c1 - stable/15 - freebsd-base.7: Add an example for unregistering Message-ID: <69e651f1.38999.241b1cfd@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch stable/15 has been updated by ziaee: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=abde7fe258c1e010c29ba7212c4f0af275fba64a commit abde7fe258c1e010c29ba7212c4f0af275fba64a Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-04-14 13:21:50 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-04-20 16:18:41 +0000 freebsd-base.7: Add an example for unregistering MFC after: 3 days Reviewed by: ivy, emaste Discussed with: bapt, des, emaste, ivy, phk, pi Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D55458 (cherry picked from commit 998d501ae61a3e3c800e6d102d8ab5253c7c1b91) --- share/man/man7/freebsd-base.7 | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/share/man/man7/freebsd-base.7 b/share/man/man7/freebsd-base.7 index aaa5a875df71..c690a7a9e0b9 100644 --- a/share/man/man7/freebsd-base.7 +++ b/share/man/man7/freebsd-base.7 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" -.Dd February 26, 2026 +.Dd April 1, 2026 .Dt FREEBSD-BASE 7 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -217,6 +217,39 @@ for a different target than the host system): pkg -r /ppcdev -oABI=FreeBSD:16:powerpc64le \e install FreeBSD-set-devel .Ed +.Ss Unregister a currently running system +Systems managed through +.Xr pkg 8 +can be unregistered from the package manager \(em +for example to upgrade in-place via +.Dq make installworld . +See +.Xr build 7 . +.Pp +To unregister the base system from the package manager: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +pkg unregister -fg 'FreeBSD-\e*' +.Ed +.Pp +Then, disable the base system package repository. +If a configuration file was created in +.Pa /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/ +to enable base system packages, remove it: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +rm /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-base.conf +.Ed +.Pp +Alternatively, if it is desired to keep it, +edit the file and change +.Dq Li enabled: +to +.Dq Li no +to disable the entry. +.Pp +.Sy Warning : +This is a destructive action +which will prevent updating the base system via +.Xr pkg 8 . .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr build 7 , .Xr pkg 8 , @@ -225,3 +258,4 @@ pkg -r /ppcdev -oABI=FreeBSD:16:powerpc64le \e Support for installing the base system as packages was introduced in .Fx 15.0 . Earlier releases supported a subset of this functionality. +Support for unregistering an existing installation appeared in pkg 2.5.home | help
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