Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 15:48:06 +0100 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org> To: Dag-Erling =?utf-8?B?U23DuHJncmF2?= <des@FreeBSD.org> Cc: polyduekes@proton.me, Lexi Winter <ivy@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing from pkgbase to regularbase Message-ID: <nyirwz4nlrndun6zithr6ta5wdemfthumsganbrsqelo6tb5jt@iqrlemtlqjc2> In-Reply-To: <861pload1z.fsf@ltc.des.dev> References: <aR3Rc_5llfvlEjIo@int21h> <aSEGPTtrfV29u9R9@amaryllis.le-fay.org> <71e4b46c-8d69-451d-92ca-79316ffc4b63@app.fastmail.com> <aSETbVSLxcDa5ssB@amaryllis.le-fay.org> <20251122180931.52c1141475f5faec4fad633c@dec.sakura.ne.jp> <d6ed185f-ed13-4a2c-a875-1b687a0f7b8b@plan-b.pwste.edu.pl> <aSG0JXUhAG2fBal-@amaryllis.le-fay.org> <npwDORtr2Yu3U030JdrqqhiwOtcJFCOC80Lrub8U8faFbaBTHvQdSrSDy5fWgQDSTZs30Un0y9UTyIn3i_Mz-dA0bUGdUlklr157U4mw8xM=@proton.me> <861pload1z.fsf@ltc.des.dev>
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On Sun 23 Nov 18:12, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: > polyduekes@proton.me writes: > > what is the correct way to depkgbasify? > > There is no “correct” way. Here's what I would suggest: > > 1. Make sure your system is up-to-date and consistent and you have a > matching source tree installed: > > # pkg upgrade -y > # pkg install -y FreeBSD-set-src > # pkg autoremove -y > > 2. Make a list of non-pkgbase non-automatic packages: > > # pkg query -e '%a == 0 && %o !~ base/*' %n >packages > > 3. Delete your installed package database: > > # rm /var/db/pkg/local.sqlite > > 4. Reinstall non-pkgbase packages: > > # pkg install -fy $(cat packages) > > This will of course also reinstall all dependencies, but we are > deliberately only specifying non-automatic packages so the end result > is the same as what we started out with. If we had made a list of > _all_ installed packages, we would end up with everything now being > marked non-automatic, and `pkg autoremove` would no longer work > properly. > > 5. Populate /var/db/etcupdate so it will work when you later upgrade > from source: > > # etcupdate extract > > 6. Optional but recommended — disable the pkgbase repository: > > # rm /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf > > (this file will have been created by the installer and should contain > a single line that enables the FreeBSD-base repository; without it, > the repository remains defined in /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf but disabled) > > You can also remove cached information about the repository, which > you will no longer need: > > # rm -rf /var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-base > > At this point you can replace /usr/src with a git clone and upgrade as > usual (`make -C /usr/src -j1.5 world kernel && etcupdate -B`). > > There is a shortcut for steps 2-4. I think it is both sufficient and > safe, but I don't know pkg's internals well enough to say for sure; > perhaps bapt@ can weight in. First you need to install the sqlite3 cli: > > # pkg install -Ay sqlite3 > > You can then use it to remove information about base packages from the > package database, leaving the rest intact so you don't have to reinstall > them: > > # sqlite3 /var/db/pkg/local.sqlite \ > "delete from packages where origin like 'base/%';" > > If you choose this route you can also drop the autoremove in step 1, > which I only put in to shorten steps 2 and 4. You still have to perform > step 5 (and optionally 6). > This looks good to me, I would simplify the last 2 steps in: # pkg shell "delete from packages where origin like 'base/%';" Aka no need to install sqlite3. Best regards, Bapthome | help
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