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New 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗣𝗞𝗚𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 [FreeBSD PKGBASE Minor Upgrades] article on vermaden.wordpress.com blog.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/freebsd-pkgbase-minor-upgrades/

#verblog #beadm #bectl #server #desktop #freebsd #laptop #pkg #pkgbase #zfs

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/116525622004630724

pkgbase in the FreeBSD Handbook

<https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56632> for <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#pkgbase> seems to be an outcome from the Foundation-supported hackathon.

I provided minor corrections, but abstained from using Phabricator to provide them.

@cynicalsecurity @mdavis

Cc @FreeBSDFoundation

#FreeBSD #pkg #pkgbase #documentation

@cynicalsecurity @mdavis

pkgbase is the future.

pkg can be used for minor and major upgrades.

freebsd-update is not yet compatible with pkg.

#FreeBSD #pkg #pkgbase

Cc @dvl

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/116281872164093377

@_bapt_ @emaste maybe the pkg-unregister(8) manual page can gain an example:

pkg unregister -f FreeBSD-\*

The example was given by Emmanuel Vadot in December 2025 at the foot of <https://mail-archive.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20251202162711.16aec122152219f614c30beb>.

<https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-unregister&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-ports#EXAMPLES> (the EXAMPLES page anchor does not yet exist).

<https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/blob/e88f7ab64889548e841ccd0bb2972ea6efec1152/docs/pkg-unregister.8#L139-L142> between the FILES and SEE ALSO sections of the page.

Thanks

#FreeBSD #documentation #pkg #pkgbase

@stefano similarly boring, in a pleasant silent Sunday way:

– using pkgbase with FreeBSD 14 to work around a bug involving freebsd-update, which is not yet compatible with base packages.

Using pkgbase to put things right is the natural thing to do, when someone demands abandonment of pkgbase 😺

📦 https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-hackers/2026-February/005736.html 🙄

#FreeBSD #pkg #pkgbase #positivity

@dch I don't have a great deal of patience with people who supposedly follow FreeBSD, closely, for years, and then express dismay that FreeBSD can be upgraded:

pkg upgrade

I mean, come on, people. The plan was clear enough more than a decade ago.

In last year's <https://mail-archive.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?dfc2de28-f496-4746-ac78-5b5ff68c5ed6> I refrained from quoting Glen Barber (his 2016 call for testing):

＂… Also note (as repeated below), running 'pkg delete -a' will implicitly remove base system packages after they are installed. …＂

@dvl

#pkgbase #FreeBSD #pkg #upgrade

@justine also:

pkg prime-origins | sort -u

pkg leaf | grep -v FreeBSD

pkg leaf

Leaves, fall, nuts, and kernels: <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1ooox9p/leaves_fall_nuts_and_kernels/>

#FreeBSD #pkg #pkgbase

New 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗕 𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗽 [200 MB RAM FreeBSD Desktop] article on vermaden.wordpress.com blog.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/200-mb-ram-freebsd-desktop/

#verblog #desktop #dzen2 #freebsd #laptop #linux #openbox #pkgbase #tint2 #x11 #xlibre #xorg

freebsd-base(7) pkgbase(7) manual page:

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1obizfx/comment/nkhc7f4/

@omar

#FreeBSD #pkgbase #manual #manpage #beta #pkg #packages