Re: Pkgbase removing all third party pkgs nukes system

On 30 Jul 2025, at 03:02, TheComputerCollector <retrocomputingcollector@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This should not be shipped. Removing all third party packages with
> pkg(8) nukes the system, deleting everything but a few libraries.
> Pkgbase should be handled by a seperate pkgbase(8) command. I belive
> that all packages that make up a traditional base should have a flag
> that only lets them be manipulated by pkgbase(8), while everything else
> can be manipulated by pkg, even though the new command is a frontend
> for the same system. I also belive that you should be able to add that
> flag to normal packages, for example if I want ftpd back. I also belive
> this would be good for stopping forced system updates when updating
> software, which is something I hate about Linux.

Base and ports-built packages are separate repositories (FreeBSD-base
for pkgbase, now poorly-named FreeBSD for ports), so you can pass -r
FreeBSD to pkg upgrade if you just want to update third-party packages.

Each minor FreeBSD release is a separate repository. The only system
updates at risk of being “forced” on you are for security advisories
and errata notices. Updating from X.Y to X.(Y+1) or (X+1).0 requires
explicit action to use the new repository.

Jessica