Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:03:50 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using new pkgng system on 9.0 system Message-ID: <50AE7716.6060506@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <50AE3BF5.1000200@a1poweruser.com> References: <50AE3BF5.1000200@a1poweruser.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig1D5F31B03FF332D954A27878 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 22/11/2012 14:51, Fbsd8 wrote: > Since pkg is being replaced by pkgng in Release 10.0 I would like to ge= t > head start by playing with it on my 9.0 system. Cool. > Where can I find a write up about installing and using pkgng? If you start from http://wiki.freebsd.org/pkgng (which has quite a bit of information in its own right) there are links to a number of articles where people describe their experiences with pkgng. > Have all the pkg packages been converted to pkgng format and are they > being kept up to date? Ah. Now, there you have zeroed in on the biggest stumbling point at the moment. There are binary packages available, but only from the beta-test server, and they aren't necessarily updated promptly, nor is there a guarantee that every package you want might will be available. Almost all ports will work just fine with pkgng -- the few exceptions really are in need of fixing in any case; it's just that pkg_tools lets you get away with things that pkgng doesn't. Most people testing pkgng at the moment are building their own package sets -- poudriere is a popular choice for doing that -- and setting up their own private repositories. There should have been official FreeBSD pkgng repos available 'Real Soon Now' -- recent events have put the schedule back significantly, and everyone is primarily concerned with doing it right rather than doing it quickly. So, please wait patiently for an announcement. It will happen, even if it does seem an interminable wait. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk --------------enig1D5F31B03FF332D954A27878 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlCudx0ACgkQ8Mjk52CukIxhhACeMccSaecxyJLTHLfcGdaRAqkG hT4An0Xrw75nOEo8zts8LTaJBRc0MaoP =3oBY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig1D5F31B03FF332D954A27878--
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