Re: Pkgbase removing all third party pkgs nukes system

From: Vadim Goncharov <vadimnuclight_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:54:22 UTC 
On Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:02:50 -0700
TheComputerCollector <retrocomputingcollector@gmail.com> wrote:

> This should not be shipped. 

Sure. The entire pkgbase idea, in a way it is done, is a disaster to FreeBSD.
Having base separate from packages was always a strength compared to Linux
mess. What you've experienced is expected to be just one of the many serious
problems when pkgbase will get mass testing.

> 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.



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