Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:26:40 +1000 From: David <freebsd@telaman.net.au> To: "Mark G." <fbsd.questions@palaceofretention.ca>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Chromium availability. Message-ID: <a4c6e2a28b725865d3a3b623713a00bbee9dfb05.camel@telaman.net.au> In-Reply-To: <27a7a746-6788-4d0f-8db2-d09495e519f5@palaceofretention.ca> References: <623f7f87d03ca605fa0d7b7ca379259060fc9948.camel@telaman.net.au> <27a7a746-6788-4d0f-8db2-d09495e519f5@palaceofretention.ca>
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On Tue, 2026-08-04 at 18:56 -0700, Mark G. wrote:
> On 8/4/26 18:51, David wrote:
> > Hullo,
> >
> > Newby trying to install chromium on FreeBSD here: `pkg install
> > chromium', but keep getting the reply: `pkg: No packages available
> > to
> > install matching 'chromium' have been found in the repositories'.
> > Have done a couple of online searches for info, but nothing
> > apparent
> > pops up.
> > What am I doing wrong, here?
> > Thanking you for any time and trouble.
> >
>
> A data point, I can see it on 15.1p2:
>
> mv@yt:~ % pkg repos
> FreeBSD-ports: {
> url :
> "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest",
> enabled : yes,
> priority : 0,
> mirror_type : "SRV",
> signature_type : "FINGERPRINTS",
> fingerprints : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
> }
> FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
> url :
> "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/kmods_latest_1",
> enabled : yes,
> priority : 0,
> mirror_type : "SRV",
> signature_type : "FINGERPRINTS",
> fingerprints : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
> }
> FreeBSD-base: {
> url :
> "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_1",
> enabled : no,
> priority : 0,
> mirror_type : "SRV",
> signature_type : "FINGERPRINTS",
> fingerprints : "/usr/share/keys/pkgbase-15"
> }
> mv@yt:~ % pkg search chromium
> chromium-150.0.7871.186 Google web browser based on WebKit
> chromium-bsu-0.9.16.1_4 Arcade-style, top-scrolling space
> shooter
> mv@yt:~ % uname -a
> FreeBSD yt.palaceofretention.ca 15.1-RELEASE-p2
> FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE-p2 releng/15.1-n283596-aadd58dddcbc GENERIC
> amd64
Yes, getting there.
If I do a pkg search, I only get the game, not the browser.
`root@freebsd1:~ # pkg search chromium
chromium-bsu-0.9.16.1_4 Arcade-style, top-scrolling space
shooter'
So, what's stopping pkg update and upgrade from installing the browser?
>
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