hi, all. I have FreeBSD13 and I installed ansible with the command pkg install py38-ansible I created a playbook to install packages with pkg, but when I run it I get the message: ERROR! couldnt resolve module/action 'pkgng'. This often indicates a misspelling, missing collection, or incorrect module path. I dont see any error in the formatting of my file, and I tried installing pkgng with ansible-galaxy modules as I saw in some tutorials, but it didn help. As anybody any tip to solve the problem? Thanks

hi, all. I have FreeBSD13 and I installed ansible with the command pkg install py38-ansible I created a playbook to install packages with pkg, but when I run it I get the message: ERROR! couldnt resolve module/action 'pkgng'. This often indicates a misspelling, missing collection, or incorrect module path. I dont see any error in the formatting of my file, and I tried installing pkgng with ansible-galaxy modules as I saw in some tutorials, but it didn help. As anybody any tip to solve the problem? Thanks

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html#installing-the-ansible-community-package

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html#installing-the-ansible-community-package

# pkg info | grep ansible py38-ansible-5.3.0 Radically simple IT automation py38-ansible-core-2.12.4 Radically simple IT automation py38-ansible-lint-5.4.0 Checks playbooks for sub-optimal practices and behaviour

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html#installing-the-ansible-community-package

so i should not use pkg install py38-ansible and use pip directly?

pkg install py38-ansible-core py38-ansible-lint

Ansible is divided into several parts. I have given three parts of it above. There is also ansible galaxy - сontent from roles and collections can be referenced in Ansible PlayBooks and immediately put to work.

hi, all. I have FreeBSD13 and I installed ansible with the command pkg install py38-ansible I created a playbook to install packages with pkg, but when I run it I get the message: ERROR! couldnt resolve module/action 'pkgng'. This often indicates a misspelling, missing collection, or incorrect module path. I dont see any error in the formatting of my file, and I tried installing pkgng with ansible-galaxy modules as I saw in some tutorials, but it didn help. As anybody any tip to solve the problem? Thanks

Did you use community.general.pkgng. ?

Did you use community.general.pkgng. ?

yes, but it didnt help

You did everything in https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/pkgng_module.html#ansible-collections-community-general-pkgng-module ?

I have put: --- - hosts: localhost tasks: - name: "install packages" become: true become_user: root pkgng: name: htop, nvim, zsh, xorg, xfce4, drm-kmod, firefox

"To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list. To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general. To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.pkgng."

I have put: --- - hosts: localhost tasks: - name: "install packages" become: true become_user: root pkgng: name: htop, nvim, zsh, xorg, xfce4, drm-kmod, firefox

Don't forget "state: present"

funny... the ansible-galaxy colleciton install was not working before, but now it worked

Now I get this: root@oldlaptop:~ # ansible-playbook ~/install_packages/site.yml [WARNING]: No inventory was parsed, only implicit localhost is available [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all' PLAY [localhost] *********************************************************************************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] ***************************************************************************************************************** ok: [localhost] TASK [install packages] **************************************************************************************************************** fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "failed to install htop", "stderr": "pkg: No packages available to install matching ' neovim' have been found in the repositories\npkg: No packages available to install matching ' zsh' have been found in the repositories\npkg: No packages available to install matching ' xorg' have been found in the repositories\npkg: No packages available to install matching ' xfce4' have been found in the repositories\npkg: No packages available to install matching ' drm-kmod' have been found in the repositories\npkg: No packages available to install matching ' firefox' have been found in the repositories\npkg: No packages available to install matching ' alacritty' have been found in the repositories\npkg: No packages available to install matching ' git' have been found in the repositories\n", "stderr_lines": ["pkg: No packages available to install matching ' neovim' have been found in the repositories", "pkg: No packages available to install matching ' zsh' have been found in the repositories", "pkg: No packages available to install matching ' xorg' have been found in the repositories", "pkg: No packages available to install matching ' xfce4' have been found in the repositories", "pkg: No packages available to install matching ' drm-kmod' have been found in the repositories", "pkg: No packages available to install matching ' firefox' have been found in the repositories", "pkg: No packages available to install matching ' alacritty' have been found in the repositories", "pkg: No packages available to install matching ' git' have been found in the repositories"], "stdout": "Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...\nFreeBSD repository is up to date.\nAll repositories are up to date.\n", "stdout_lines": ["Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...", "FreeBSD repository is up to date.", "All repositories are up to date."]} PLAY RECAP ***************************************************************************************************************************** localhost : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0

i have already inserted state: present

Does sudo pkg install $some_pkg work?

Does sudo pkg install $some_pkg work?

yes, it works

Try

- name: Install package htop community.general.pkgng: name: htop state: present

- name: Install package htop community.general.pkgng: name: htop state: present

interesting. it works like this. If I add another item after htop separate via comma, I get the same error again. Maybe it accepts only one package at a time? thats strange...

Need remove spaces.

i removed and it didnt work

Show output.

i put each entry into its own - ... and it didnt work, but if I remove some entries like zsh and xfce4 it works

Use: ... pkgng: name: htop,nvim,zsh,xorg,xfce4,drm-kmod,firefox

Use: ... pkgng: name: htop,nvim,zsh,xorg,xfce4,drm-kmod,firefox

didnt work, but works if I use: - htop - nvim - zsh etc

its weird, but its acceptable for now

thanks @guru_support and @JayOK

sudo? this isn't ubuntu

Gustavo, try leaving out the commas

Hello every one, i want to try FreeBSD. How can i learn it before coming?

You learn it by installing it, and by reading. Can you run virtualbox or hyperv? install it there

Do you have any experience with Linux? Then you will have little problem with FreeBSD

Hello every one, i want to try FreeBSD. How can i learn it before coming?

Read "FreeBSD Handbook"

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/

N00b q : How does one use freebsd on routers? And why would one do that with routers that already come pre-installed with, say net gear/dlink, software?

flashing firmware is usually done with a linux-based image (openwrt, etc.). Can it be done with FreeBSD? no idea.

But, historically, *nix admins dumpster-dive for cast-off hardware (a PC that's so infected the owner opts for a new PC), stick another NIC in it, install *nix and run firewall/NAT code on it. Cheaper and more secure than any little blue box ever thought about being.

Or use something like a Protectli Vault (https://protectli.com) and run OPNSense or PFSense on it.

$370, no RAM, no hard drive, and no clue what country it comes from.

I'm not sure what country, but I have one and it's been rock solid.

Use: ... pkgng: name: htop,nvim,zsh,xorg,xfce4,drm-kmod,firefox

You need a list i think:

Fucking yml

- name: add foo and bar community.general.pkgng: name: - foo - bar

- name: add foo and bar community.general.pkgng: name: - foo - bar

That's what worked for me

Any committer here? Could you please PR some ports : java/wildfly24 java/wildfly25 java/wildfly26 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=262753 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=262776 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=262777

Any committer here? Could you please PR some ports : java/wildfly24 java/wildfly25 java/wildfly26 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=262753 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=262776 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=262777

You have ported them? If yes, it's better to send email or ask it in forum.

I have sent ...but no one reply me.

I have sent ...but no one reply me.

You have to wait. (I think they are busy)

maybe...

yml is just a superset of json

well... they both translate back and forth to sane data structures, unlike XML

I replaced the motherboard, now grub does not boot via kfreebsd: it shows a black screen for a second and then reboots

I replaced the motherboard, now grub does not boot via kfreebsd: it shows a black screen for a second and then reboots

i believe that may be a hardware problem. check your memory modules are fully seated. plug in your mouse.

hardware is fine

this on a new install ?

no, the same hdd

grub can see files in the freebsd partition

i'm surprized you didn;t get a kernel panic.

can one make a boot floppy or something?

live cd grub2 ?

your machine has a floppy ?

no, just a general concept

i think you will have to do a reinstall

i'll check if I still have the install medium

ghostbsd is a live cd you can use it to check if your hardware is supported

working with old-style images is such a pain

version 13

isos ?

it doesn't even have a partition scheme

what doesn't ?

windows setup boots from a fat32 media without any hassle in both efi and legacy modes

freebsd install media uses a proprietary media structure

gonna check if it will boot

i never have a problem having an iso to boot

try ghost it is bsd. it will install w/ a mate desktop

i can boot from the usb in both modes, but kfreebsd still causes black screen

also for some reason the system disk shifted to ada1; i tried to change the root partition but it seems to crash at the very beginning

also, now my disks are in the ahci mode

are freebsd partitions bootable?