Well pkgbasify did it's stuff and I've rebooted. This is what is in the relevant files and if some clever #FreeBSD could confirm that they look OK then I'm officially using pkg from now on instead of freebsd-update.
justineJustine Smithies (nprofile…hl5m)-laptop ~ $ cat /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-base.conf
FreeBSD-base: {
enabled: yes
}
justineJustine Smithies (nprofile…hl5m)-laptop ~ $ cat /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
FreeBSD-ports: { url = "pkg+http://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/latest";; }
justineJustine Smithies (nprofile…hl5m)-laptop ~ $ cat /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf
#
# To disable a repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,
# create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file, e.g.:
#
# mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
# echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
# echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
#
# Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.
#
FreeBSD-ports: {
url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly";,
mirror_type: "srv",
signature_type: "fingerprints",
fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
enabled: yes
}
FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly_${VERSION_MINOR}";,
mirror_type: "srv",
signature_type: "fingerprints",
fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
enabled: yes
}
FreeBSD-base: {
url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/base_release_${VERSION_MINOR}";,
mirror_type: "srv",
signature_type: "fingerprints",
fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkgbase-${VERSION_MAJOR}",
enabled: no
}
```
Justine Smithies
npub1w6…z6kyw
2026-06-20 18:01:18 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…gu7x
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"content": "Well pkgbasify did it's stuff and I've rebooted. This is what is in the relevant files and if some clever #FreeBSD could confirm that they look OK then I'm officially using pkg from now on instead of freebsd-update.\n\njustinenostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqw65rptwmg7gr50yqjdmje49s8kfk4e95hwqgzr2zqpfynjzt29lq9thl5m-laptop ~ $ cat /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-base.conf\nFreeBSD-base: {\n enabled: yes\n}\njustinenostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqw65rptwmg7gr50yqjdmje49s8kfk4e95hwqgzr2zqpfynjzt29lq9thl5m-laptop ~ $ cat /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf \nFreeBSD-ports: { url = \"pkg+http://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/latest\"; }\njustinenostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqw65rptwmg7gr50yqjdmje49s8kfk4e95hwqgzr2zqpfynjzt29lq9thl5m-laptop ~ $ cat /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf \n#\n# To disable a repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,\n# create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file, e.g.:\n#\n# mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos\n# echo \"FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }\" \u003e /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf\n# echo \"FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }\" \u003e\u003e /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf\n#\n# Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.\n#\n\nFreeBSD-ports: {\n url: \"pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly\",\n mirror_type: \"srv\",\n signature_type: \"fingerprints\",\n fingerprints: \"/usr/share/keys/pkg\",\n enabled: yes\n}\nFreeBSD-ports-kmods: {\n url: \"pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly_${VERSION_MINOR}\",\n mirror_type: \"srv\",\n signature_type: \"fingerprints\",\n fingerprints: \"/usr/share/keys/pkg\",\n enabled: yes\n}\nFreeBSD-base: {\n url: \"pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/base_release_${VERSION_MINOR}\",\n mirror_type: \"srv\",\n signature_type: \"fingerprints\",\n fingerprints: \"/usr/share/keys/pkgbase-${VERSION_MAJOR}\",\n enabled: no\n}\n``` \n",
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