Re: Linux subsystem requirement

If I understand the question, I think you want something like:

   pkg search -Q required-by [pkg name]

You can check pkg-search(8) for other filters and options and such.

FYI I don't see a package called "linux-compat-rl9" in the repo at
the moment, at least not with 'pkg search' or Freshports or a quick
search through /usr/ports/ src -- you may want to check that name.

'pkg search' and related commands are quite useful, and Freshports
et al are good tools for searching FreeBSD pkg things in general.

Cheers,
sr.


On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 04:29:29PM -0700, Walter Parker wrote:
> 
> 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
> -- 
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