From nobody Sun Aug 03 19:50:25 2025 X-Original-To: questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4bw9K85nBVz63lFX for ; Sun, 03 Aug 2025 19:50:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sl.lmysyibygm4daojqge3dqlbage4dqnzvheyf2.ril5cibquzxf2@passmail.net) Received: from mail-107160.simplelogin.co (mail-107160.simplelogin.co [79.135.107.160]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "protonmail.com", Issuer "R11" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4bw9K83Dl7z3ZKY for ; Sun, 03 Aug 2025 19:50:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sl.lmysyibygm4daojqge3dqlbage4dqnzvheyf2.ril5cibquzxf2@passmail.net) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=simplelogin.co; s=arc-20230626; t=1754250635; cv=none; b=MH1R124p85hlvY8XIu/KtL9jV90bmQUHLS2HHRhWInbAax9lLzut+FUgAjVaT4/DSRC9kB/MLscQwAuJIyZrw25vuwTvGND7GrjzyWxgATlJqkRYitXVRI/7XTqHLFvAcfYbZeS7L5XnLMVo6b48IraW2o8OPrn4SRxUMkL19Srj+5FDkkQ3dAjJ1yxHa6b+eZXYkGzstnvhxBBRWHVvUIISjQZQA/l3VyvJkT59wL/u47n5Ntxmr+AZjeLPYzNbr2+Nd71QZFnIY2L48lGJOntpKOOi2J40Sucw7oIzvwsR0ZZyeJBNpWPk1aR+XczoYUI1IBXC7XkNw5KjziXCYw== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=simplelogin.co; s=arc-20230626; t=1754250635; c=relaxed/simple; bh=RuEhBRQDmB+GpJNo0Ba4JAN3UMvpR4rexCi8N7aNQmM=; h=Date:Subject:In-Reply-To:From:To:Cc:References; b=uvTRlhPlEoahJXFZckEluotpKusMYMsNX2S5I1AM8Z3ulxRJX55Co7FSoSAvNpWVd2mzl3kFRKlkLSN+2jOJxMUW3QlJTA6BsD3DLC335B/ST7WS7mL67qj5OMSjx17Kn4IKTT+jSg6Zvn0rtCqmbzLBgDUI40xzkdG7v9mPWrSXvaii1kQDY56KDBZ6bVt8GDXMKIAecQCNLB4FMvDFQO7kwmEWm1czKvPP3IXUh4D+mTiGzzFZdVPYaMIvwtLXWmJVnRIA7F6N9ybfVEI5PvJITIE4An90r8Dw2XF+3ArHTNnWI8PlX6ZR0qntprOgGgNR+BC9XffE/l9ZaV6meQ== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mail.protonmail.ch DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=passmail.net; s=dkim; t=1754250634; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=RuEhBRQDmB+GpJNo0Ba4JAN3UMvpR4rexCi8N7aNQmM=; b=VwdthbrTLQbTWjGOTpaL61RIEKAw/qNDzbiCI7p0jHUWeT1KjTFBPOxAHaOFpw+FGlzJUa 2Td4izjkEEwmOKeJLOXpuhEdMdx8LuLbzDrmGWlQa0rVw8O0ZDr5xOWezjcG+reMGXrEyb 8MR89VA06hpL9+9em3c4vnHRFnlTrMY= Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 19:50:25 +0000 Subject: Re: Bootstrap pkg on a disconnected system In-Reply-To: List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: freebsd.tug890@passmail.net To: Pat Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" Message-ID: <175425063425.7.9117802640495399854.838090165@passmail.net> References: X-SimpleLogin-Type: Reply X-SimpleLogin-EmailLog-ID: 838090168 X-SimpleLogin-Want-Signing: yes X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4bw9K83Dl7z3ZKY X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:62371, ipnet:79.135.107.0/24, country:CH] Le dimanche 3 ao=C3=BBt 2025 =C3=A0 20:57, Pat = a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0: >=20 >=20 > I have an older laptop that I was playing around with, and installed > FreeBSD 13.2 from a previously burned DVD. I can't use `pkg add` to add > a package because `pkg` has not been bootstrapped. But the bootstrap > process insists on connecting to a remote repo. >=20 > I see the `pkg` package available on the DVD at > /packages/FreeBSD:13:amd64/All/pkg-1.19.1_1.pkg. If that can be used, > how do I bootstrap the pkg system first? >=20 > I can connect a USB interface, but am curious to know if this can be > done. >=20 > Thanks and regards, > Pat Hi, The process is described in the Handbook https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/= handbook/ports/#pkgng-initial-setup As written in the Handbook, an Internet connection must be set to succeed t= he pkg bootstrap process. The command used to install a package is: # pkg install HTH, Alexandre