From nobody Wed Aug 5 02:31:38 2026 X-Original-To: questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4hFDv05XWLz6JPbb for ; Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:31:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.questions@palaceofretention.ca) Received: from mail.vinnythegeek.ca (mail.vinnythegeek.ca [66.183.142.13]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4hFDv02d33z4MgD for ; Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:31:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.questions@palaceofretention.ca) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from [192.168.60.59] (unknown [192.168.60.59]) by mail.vinnythegeek.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 76199B05; Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:31:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.10.3 mail.vinnythegeek.ca 76199B05 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=palaceofretention.ca; s=all-mail; t=1785897098; bh=5rKOD/TMsWMvCi7l3O5XFoAoOyxMBeqw5RdbhJEQgLs=; h=Date:Subject:To:References:From:In-Reply-To; b=nKTw0uaut7+ztp11mIT5MvssYLNh/7oC0nP8QCKjwrxXDSjk/ZaQKnR4jXLyuaI8X 5i2eijKpa1tRPGj2rnu2giHEtozVWzQtKgnHgd6Y/bD6Wm0LBzHLjiEe9/FdKaGdSc SZEu/k4VngKktxCccKmg90UkIk/apsAu28RIBRZo= Message-ID: <4cc52e97-de21-47e2-baac-275d12aed1b5@palaceofretention.ca> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 19:31:38 -0700 List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Chromium availability. To: David , questions@freebsd.org References: <623f7f87d03ca605fa0d7b7ca379259060fc9948.camel@telaman.net.au> <27a7a746-6788-4d0f-8db2-d09495e519f5@palaceofretention.ca> Content-Language: en-US, en-CA From: "Mark G." In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4hFDv02d33z4MgD X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:852, ipnet:66.183.0.0/16, country:CA] X-Spamd-Bar: ---- 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?