Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 19:31:38 -0700 From: "Mark G." <fbsd.questions@palaceofretention.ca> To: David <freebsd@telaman.net.au>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Chromium availability. Message-ID: <4cc52e97-de21-47e2-baac-275d12aed1b5@palaceofretention.ca> In-Reply-To: <a4c6e2a28b725865d3a3b623713a00bbee9dfb05.camel@telaman.net.au> References: <623f7f87d03ca605fa0d7b7ca379259060fc9948.camel@telaman.net.au> <27a7a746-6788-4d0f-8db2-d09495e519f5@palaceofretention.ca> <a4c6e2a28b725865d3a3b623713a00bbee9dfb05.camel@telaman.net.au>
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On 8/4/26 19:26, David wrote:
> 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?
Note that my 'pkg repos' command showed that I am using "latest",
perhaps you are using "quarterly" and there may have been a
build failure.
What does your 'pkg repos' say and what is your OS version?
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