Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:15:17 +1000 From: David <freebsd@telaman.net.au> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Chromium availability. Message-ID: <add1abec19da5095386b1b3d3ae386c5f11a18a9.camel@telaman.net.au> In-Reply-To: <418ae9091e90abaf0f9ea6dbf70b72f45068000f.camel@telaman.net.au> References: <623f7f87d03ca605fa0d7b7ca379259060fc9948.camel@telaman.net.au> <27a7a746-6788-4d0f-8db2-d09495e519f5@palaceofretention.ca> <a4c6e2a28b725865d3a3b623713a00bbee9dfb05.camel@telaman.net.au> <4cc52e97-de21-47e2-baac-275d12aed1b5@palaceofretention.ca> <418ae9091e90abaf0f9ea6dbf70b72f45068000f.camel@telaman.net.au>
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On Wed, 2026-08-05 at 12:35 +1000, David wrote:
> On Tue, 2026-08-04 at 19:31 -0700, Mark G. wrote:
> > 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?
>
> Quarterly.
>
> `root@freebsd1:~ # pkg repos
> FreeBSD: {
> url :
> "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly",
> enabled : yes,
> priority : 0,
> mirror_type : "SRV",
> signature_type : "FINGERPRINTS",
> fingerprints : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
> }
> FreeBSD-kmods: {
> url :
> "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3",
> enabled : yes,
> priority : 0,
> mirror_type : "SRV",
> signature_type : "FINGERPRINTS",
> fingerprints : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
> }'
>
> I'm still hunting through the FreeBSD handbook to find out how to
> establish the OS version.
So, the OS version is 14.3.
>
> >
> >
> >
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