Re: Chromium availability.

From: David <freebsd_at_telaman.net.au>
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:26:40 UTC 
On Tue, 2026-08-04 at 18:56 -0700, Mark G. wrote:
> On 8/4/26 18:51, David wrote:
> > Hullo,
> > 
> > Newby trying to install chromium on FreeBSD here: `pkg install
> > chromium', but keep getting the reply: `pkg: No packages available
> > to
> > install matching 'chromium' have been found in the repositories'.
> > Have done a couple of online searches for info, but nothing
> > apparent
> > pops up.
> > What am I doing wrong, here?
> > Thanking you for any time and trouble.
> > 
> 
> A data point, I can see it on 15.1p2:
> 
> mv@yt:~ % pkg repos
> FreeBSD-ports: {
>      url             :
> "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest",
>      enabled         : yes,
>      priority        : 0,
>      mirror_type     : "SRV",
>      signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
>      fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
>    }
> FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
>      url             :
> "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/kmods_latest_1",
>      enabled         : yes,
>      priority        : 0,
>      mirror_type     : "SRV",
>      signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
>      fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
>    }
> FreeBSD-base: {
>      url             :
> "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_1",
>      enabled         : no,
>      priority        : 0,
>      mirror_type     : "SRV",
>      signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
>      fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkgbase-15"
>    }
> mv@yt:~ % pkg search chromium
> chromium-150.0.7871.186        Google web browser based on WebKit
> chromium-bsu-0.9.16.1_4        Arcade-style, top-scrolling space
> shooter
> mv@yt:~ % uname -a
> FreeBSD yt.palaceofretention.ca 15.1-RELEASE-p2
>   FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE-p2 releng/15.1-n283596-aadd58dddcbc GENERIC
> amd64

Yes, getting there.
If I do a pkg search, I only get the game, not the browser.

`root@freebsd1:~ # pkg search chromium
chromium-bsu-0.9.16.1_4        Arcade-style, top-scrolling space
shooter'

So, what's stopping pkg update and upgrade from installing the browser?

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