From nobody Fri Jun 27 23:29:29 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 4bTWx84TGpz60PMx for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2025 23:29:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from walterp@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw1-x112a.google.com (mail-yw1-x112a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::112a]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "WR4" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4bTWx75041z3gyp for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2025 23:29:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from walterp@gmail.com) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20230601 header.b=d8zDAYxK; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of walterp@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::112a as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=walterp@gmail.com; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com Received: by mail-yw1-x112a.google.com with SMTP id 00721157ae682-70e5d953c0bso31372977b3.1 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:29:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1751066981; x=1751671781; darn=freebsd.org; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:from:to:cc:subject :date:message-id:reply-to; bh=bnkOMHUSmyV20l2DqWgmeJiV8K7/aVYIB+p2MKm5ARE=; b=d8zDAYxKAoDB6g0/vN/sainLUpl9KLQmRN3GqqrNtllYdI40CrEhdQL9sDDCAYMYJE S+vMjVMjfUmiYWeKP8GSIsUa0waPQ/sj7mNXbnFRgGrJKlXWbR7lL910OOBQ4H2SHVt4 IaLnoh1SHTbLB8PYYHVRlsiU8l4xnJ1gbpqA56YqTQlwEsiccuqWzOSI4/hmh3m9n2YH kR61arwKoORBYsVSkEXZ1xnFvT1hZ0Ai2io6krKVVXQriL1J5tBbs8p7Yua35THoNmU6 lo6toAoAVD5zgabpDOxAhyNtxVZj8QDDETeyr2/S3pekaqTSyUhdYJ115jJBUdcr1r/b r+Mw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1751066981; x=1751671781; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:x-gm-message-state :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=bnkOMHUSmyV20l2DqWgmeJiV8K7/aVYIB+p2MKm5ARE=; b=qmyVl6jeryO2BTJfp9PTwmBT9ndoKki7iGU/6GwGHtslK39IYfp8nrcTZvPlW6NfO8 rZVnrbOACLoZiYAAtFh8ZAFMkzw5buPY448Iv0sHOP5z5RY3/TiFAOJAJK+HKm2h1K/f t0av4s5o/NOwu0oB5xD191yj4iCTGdDl8Pk7Ri3qheS/16rtrazTKOW3HWHmUiy7vfi1 xCI9cWXbCloSk2aN6wlJZ4Un32Y90yRqg6wCR0RNGBxFiDw8zXiUdPJxolFFa0hjEDOi 92414bAEaJaXqsZVDzwc60W1oa0V3dt9kCymb8wPK19M5Z/pAI+zIlYxPkQPwUcsIy+m LTTw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YxuYYZMadVFPikVR7BijNMCedLeH2+9ELpoK6NqCaH6EbgWGXHh bzedMnjIhqsWXBOFM3YzKQCF5XVi1Ap9tjapjwE9p0P66OWZBIzYfKFbH5RF1pcYeIcXdkm8h9v q/v75/+GgH8YiXM6nbAm8VJfiMDwrCB5VYw== X-Gm-Gg: ASbGncsErovM2Vurn9uVTZqaJ7Tny0sjlA/e3GZameEq+BMXyaAWBbePmioyEDMWvIq UNsn7aew24+hMn4mQNAKXJo2e2LhkQFzOYkDyKRR4aNPi3AiF7yv+LjzNytGGBfTbK5YwyAFp+4 2ZbFiXUsfTAVk58WN8PNckUB5jWbdQAqXgv7OJY9Mp7A== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IGHWbJxUTGJQQsFyNJGSguRam8PJ51J3YwdnDExwwALy8878EUUVMVtfuvvT278PJBiuOlR2WK48PqR/1IZOXc= X-Received: by 2002:a05:690c:4986:b0:712:d54e:2209 with SMTP id 00721157ae682-71517169b53mr76885557b3.14.1751066981110; Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:29:41 -0700 (PDT) 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 From: Walter Parker Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:29:29 -0700 X-Gm-Features: Ac12FXwPqOkXMe0wgWrHrw_lC6COKB6n1s9HuIecUC2LZkcscT_IWWr_MZL4cpA Message-ID: Subject: Linux subsystem requirement To: questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000006319380638960da3" X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-0.13 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-0.998]; NEURAL_SPAM_LONG(1.00)[0.996]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(0.87)[0.871]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20230601]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; MISSING_XM_UA(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::112a:from]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROMTLD(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; RCVD_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4bTWx75041z3gyp X-Spamd-Bar: / --0000000000006319380638960da3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi, A friend just had something different happen to his new FreeBSD box. When he tries to install packages, pkg seems to want to install the linux-compat-rl9 package with many of the packages that he is trying to install. This leads to a few questions: How do you find which installed packages require the linux compatibility package? Is there a way to find this for packages in general? Has FreeBSD made any changes to packages to increase the use of linux compat? If finding the packages that use/require linux compat isn't easy, how many use it it and what are the common packages that use it? Thank you, Walter -- The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. -- Justice Louis D. Brandeis --0000000000006319380638960da3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,

A=C2=A0friend=C2=A0just = had something different happen to his new FreeBSD box.=C2=A0
When= he tries to install packages, pkg seems to want to install the linux-compa= t-rl9 package with many of=C2=A0the=C2=A0packages that he is trying to inst= all.=C2=A0
This leads to a few questions:
How do you fi= nd which installed packages require the linux compatibility package?
<= div>Is there a way to find this for packages in general?
Has Free= BSD made any changes to packages to increase the use of linux compat?
=

If finding the packages that use/require linux compat i= sn't easy, how many use it it and what are the common packages that use= it?


Thank you,

Walter

-- =
The greatest dangers to libe= rty lurk in insidious encroachment by men=C2=A0of zeal, well-meaning but wi= thout understanding. =C2=A0 -- Justice Louis D.=C2=A0Brandeis
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