Installing non-base packages from dvd1.iso (was: FreeBSD 15.0-BETA2 Now Available)

In reply to: Lars Tunkrans : "Re: FreeBSD 15.0-BETA2 Now Available"
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From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:27:15 UTC

On 19/10/2025 06:42, Lars Tunkrans wrote:

> HI
>
>       I  downloaded  the   15.0-Beta2-amd64-DVD1.iso
>       I attempted  to install the supplied X11/KDE/GNOME  packages 
> supplied  on  the  DVD in the  DVD: ./packages  directory.
>        But   the  DVD:./packages/repos    directory  and  the 
>  DVD:./packages/repos/FreeBSD_install_cdrom.conf    file  is missing .
>
>        …


Also <https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=290024>

/290024 – FreeBSD Installer live system: /bin/sh: indexinfo: not found, 
pkg: POST-INSTALL script failed/


(Installations fail for things such as nano.)