Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 10:21:56 +1100 From: Graham Menhennitt <graham@menhennitt.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: recent 14.3 upgrade - no packages available to install Message-ID: <31c54237-e82a-490c-9efe-e6ce7a5fb453@menhennitt.com.au>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Hello all, I recently upgraded a box from 14.2-p2 to 14.3-RELEASE-p7 using freebsd-update. Everything appeared to go smoothly. But now, there don't seem to be any packages available to install - pkg says "No packages available to install". Although it does attempt to upgrade one of my existing packages. My /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf is the same as the one distributed with 14.3-RELEASE for quarterly packages. The directory /usr/local/etc/pkg does not exist. Below is a log of my attempts at update/upgrade/install. I've tried to install various packages other than gnucash - all with the same result. Thanks for any help, Graham # pkg -d update Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... DBG(1)[10719]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD DBG(1)[10719]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD/db' DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/meta.conf DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/data.pkg DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https FreeBSD repository is up to date. Updating FreeBSD-kmods repository catalogue... DBG(1)[10719]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD-kmods DBG(1)[10719]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-kmods/db' DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/meta.conf DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/data.pkg DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https FreeBSD-kmods repository is up to date. All repositories are up to date. # pkg -d upgrade Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... DBG(1)[10720]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD DBG(1)[10720]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD/db' DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/meta.conf DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/data.pkg DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https FreeBSD repository is up to date. Updating FreeBSD-kmods repository catalogue... DBG(1)[10720]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD-kmods DBG(1)[10720]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-kmods/db' DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/meta.conf DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/data.pkg DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https FreeBSD-kmods repository is up to date. All repositories are up to date. DBG(1)[10720]> (db) want to get an advisory lock on a database Checking for upgrades (1 candidates): 100% Processing candidates (1 candidates): 100% The following 1 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): Installed packages to be REINSTALLED: virtualbox-ose-kmod-6.1.50.1403000_1 [FreeBSD-kmods] (options changed) Number of packages to be reinstalled: 1 149 KiB to be downloaded. Proceed with this action? [y/N]: n DBG(1)[10720]> (db) release an advisory lock on a database # pkg -d install gnucash Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... DBG(1)[10721]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD DBG(1)[10721]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD/db' DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/meta.conf DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/data.pkg DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https FreeBSD repository is up to date. Updating FreeBSD-kmods repository catalogue... DBG(1)[10721]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD-kmods DBG(1)[10721]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-kmods/db' DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/meta.conf DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/data.pkg DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https FreeBSD-kmods repository is up to date. All repositories are up to date. DBG(1)[10721]> (db) want to get an advisory lock on a database pkg: No packages available to install matching 'gnucash' have been found in the repositories DBG(1)[10721]> (db) release an advisory lock on a database # pkg search gnucash # [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body> <p>Hello all,</p> <p>I recently upgraded a box from 14.2-p2 to 14.3-RELEASE-p7 using freebsd-update. Everything appeared to go smoothly.</p> <p>But now, there don't seem to be any packages available to install - pkg says "No packages available to install". Although it does attempt to upgrade one of my existing packages.</p> <p>My /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf is the same as the one distributed with 14.3-RELEASE for quarterly packages. The directory /usr/local/etc/pkg does not exist.</p> <p>Below is a log of my attempts at update/upgrade/install. I've tried to install various packages other than gnucash - all with the same result.</p> <p>Thanks for any help,</p> <p> Graham</p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"># pkg -d update</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD/db'</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/meta.conf</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/data.pkg</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">FreeBSD repository is up to date.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">Updating FreeBSD-kmods repository catalogue...</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD-kmods</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-kmods/db'</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/meta.conf</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/data.pkg</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10719]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">FreeBSD-kmods repository is up to date.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">All repositories are up to date.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"># pkg -d upgrade</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD/db'</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/meta.conf</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/data.pkg</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">FreeBSD repository is up to date.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">Updating FreeBSD-kmods repository catalogue...</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD-kmods</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-kmods/db'</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/meta.conf</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/data.pkg</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">FreeBSD-kmods repository is up to date.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">All repositories are up to date.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> (db) want to get an advisory lock on a database</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">Checking for upgrades (1 candidates): 100%</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">Processing candidates (1 candidates): 100%</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">The following 1 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">Installed packages to be REINSTALLED:</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">virtualbox-ose-kmod-6.1.50.1403000_1 [FreeBSD-kmods] (options changed)</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">Number of packages to be reinstalled: 1</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">149 KiB to be downloaded.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">Proceed with this action? [y/N]: n</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10720]> (db) release an advisory lock on a database</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"># pkg -d install gnucash</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD/db'</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/meta.conf</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/data.pkg</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">FreeBSD repository is up to date.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">Updating FreeBSD-kmods repository catalogue...</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> PkgRepo: verifying update for FreeBSD-kmods</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> Pkgrepo, begin update of '/var/db/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-kmods/db'</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/meta.conf</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Request to fetch pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_quarterly_3/data.pkg</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> (fetch) Fetch: fetcher used: pkg+https</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">FreeBSD-kmods repository is up to date.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">All repositories are up to date.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> (db) want to get an advisory lock on a database</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">pkg: No packages available to install matching 'gnucash' have been found in the repositories</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">DBG(1)[10721]> (db) release an advisory lock on a database</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"># pkg search gnucash</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"># </span><br> <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><br> </span> <br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> </body> </html>home | help
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