Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:57:52 +1000 From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: offline install of perl Message-ID: <AA56C087-3C3A-47F8-A483-8595E26F98AD@nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <20220712221659.e4a1f22a82b5213787dc2e96@sohara.org> References: <20220712200606.GE13596@2solnu.net> <20220712221659.e4a1f22a82b5213787dc2e96@sohara.org>
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On 13 July 2022 7:16:59 am AEST, Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara=2Eorg> wr= ote: > On Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:06:06 -0400 > Ryan Richter <ryan@2solnu=2Enet> wrote: >=20 > > I have a machine with a fresh install of freebsd 13=2E1 which will > never > > be conected to the internet=2E I need to install perl on it (nothing > > else), but I can only transfer files by usb drive from linux > machines=2E > > This seems like a simple thing, but I've been looking at > documentation > > for a long time now and I can't find anything=2E pkg looks relevant, > but > > it is not actually installed, >=20 > This may help: >=20 > <https://unix=2Estackexchange=2Ecom/questions/215699/how-to-install-and= -configure-freebsd-without-internet-access> G'day Steve, I can only say that the process of using bsdconfig's packages menu to ins= tall packages from DVD1 (whether as a DVD or memstick) without a network co= nnection, is completely broken on FreeBSD 12=2E3 ( a currently supported re= lease)=2E So far I have no clue as to when it last did work =2E=2E there seems littl= e interest in (or comprehension of) the notion that not everyone has good i= nternet access=2E What 3rd world? I've spent many days over the last couple of months getting it to work, an= d I'm in the midst of writing up the 4 patches needed to fix it, with which= I finally got it working to install Xorg, KDE and a few other things rece= ntly=2E Poor health has slowed me down but I'm determined to finish fixing = this=2E I can't say whether it's been fixed in 13 - I suspect not - without seeing= a few relevant files from bsdconfig and a listing of the /packages directo= ry on DVD1=2E Specifically: All (four) *=2Esubr scripts from /usr/share/bsdconfig/packages # ls -lrtR ${dvdmountpoint}/packages > dvdpackages=2Etxt Please contact me offlist if you (or anyone) could help mail me that? > > and anyway I can't find the url of any > > perl 5 package for 13=2E1 (the pkg servers seems to have directory > > listings disabled)=2E >=20 > The only way I know is from an online FreeBSD box like this: >=20 > $ pkg search -Q url perl5 > perl5-5=2E32=2E1_1 > Comment : Practical Extraction and Report Language > Pkg URL : > pkg+http://pkg=2EFreeBSD=2Eorg/FreeBSD:13:amd64/quarterly/All/perl5-5= =2E32=2E1_1=2Epkg That's the one on the 12=2E3 DVD1, dated Nov 4 2021=2E [=2E=2E=2E rest elided =2E=2E=2E] cheers, Ian
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