pkg: fail to extract pkg-static, New to UNIX
I am running FreeBSD 10 on an ASUS M50VM series laptop. I was following along with the handbook to the point at which it gets into using pkg to find software. Every time I run pkg, with or without options or arguments, I get the following output:
$ pkg
The package management tool is not yet installed on your system.
Do you want to fetch and install it now [y/N]: y
Bootstrapping pkg from pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/latest, please wait...
Verifying signature with trusted certificate pkg.freebsd.org.2013102301... done
pkg: fail to extract pkg-static
$
My FreeBSD laptop is connected with an Ethernet cable to my router, which I know is providing Internet access, as the Windows desktop I am currently using to post this question is also connected with a similar cable to the same router.
I tried searching for the error message on Google, but most of what I found appeared to be dealing with different problems from mine.
What am I missing? What are possible causes of this issue? What should I check?
freebsd
edited 39 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Aug 27 '14 at 23:31
Anthony Giarratano
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I am running FreeBSD 10 on an ASUS M50VM series laptop. I was following along with the handbook to the point at which it gets into using pkg to find software. Every time I run pkg, with or without options or arguments, I get the following output:
$ pkg
The package management tool is not yet installed on your system.
Do you want to fetch and install it now [y/N]: y
Bootstrapping pkg from pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/latest, please wait...
Verifying signature with trusted certificate pkg.freebsd.org.2013102301... done
pkg: fail to extract pkg-static
$
My FreeBSD laptop is connected with an Ethernet cable to my router, which I know is providing Internet access, as the Windows desktop I am currently using to post this question is also connected with a similar cable to the same router.
I tried searching for the error message on Google, but most of what I found appeared to be dealing with different problems from mine.
What am I missing? What are possible causes of this issue? What should I check?
freebsd
edited 39 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.2k1479130
asked Aug 27 '14 at 23:31
Anthony Giarratano
2813
add a comment |
I am running FreeBSD 10 on an ASUS M50VM series laptop. I was following along with the handbook to the point at which it gets into using pkg to find software. Every time I run pkg, with or without options or arguments, I get the following output:
$ pkg
The package management tool is not yet installed on your system.
Do you want to fetch and install it now [y/N]: y
Bootstrapping pkg from pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/latest, please wait...
Verifying signature with trusted certificate pkg.freebsd.org.2013102301... done
pkg: fail to extract pkg-static
$
My FreeBSD laptop is connected with an Ethernet cable to my router, which I know is providing Internet access, as the Windows desktop I am currently using to post this question is also connected with a similar cable to the same router.
I tried searching for the error message on Google, but most of what I found appeared to be dealing with different problems from mine.
What am I missing? What are possible causes of this issue? What should I check?
freebsd
edited 39 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.2k1479130
asked Aug 27 '14 at 23:31
Anthony Giarratano
2813
I am running FreeBSD 10 on an ASUS M50VM series laptop. I was following along with the handbook to the point at which it gets into using pkg to find software. Every time I run pkg, with or without options or arguments, I get the following output:
$ pkg
The package management tool is not yet installed on your system.
Do you want to fetch and install it now [y/N]: y
Bootstrapping pkg from pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/freebsd:10:x86:64/latest, please wait...
Verifying signature with trusted certificate pkg.freebsd.org.2013102301... done
pkg: fail to extract pkg-static
$
My FreeBSD laptop is connected with an Ethernet cable to my router, which I know is providing Internet access, as the Windows desktop I am currently using to post this question is also connected with a similar cable to the same router.
I tried searching for the error message on Google, but most of what I found appeared to be dealing with different problems from mine.
What am I missing? What are possible causes of this issue? What should I check?
freebsd
freebsd
edited 39 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.2k1479130
asked Aug 27 '14 at 23:31
Anthony Giarratano
2813
edited 39 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.2k1479130
asked Aug 27 '14 at 23:31
Anthony Giarratano
2813
edited 39 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.2k1479130
edited 39 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.2k1479130
edited 39 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.2k1479130
39.2k1479130
asked Aug 27 '14 at 23:31
Anthony Giarratano
2813
asked Aug 27 '14 at 23:31
Anthony Giarratano
2813
asked Aug 27 '14 at 23:31
Anthony Giarratano
2813
2813
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I think you might need to download the larger installation image, it comes with more stuff, I think, I know that is true about linux, but not sure about FreeBSD. But I don't think it has anything to do with the internet. I'd say something wrong with the file extractor. Try getting pkg from ports, if it's there.
answered Aug 28 '14 at 0:50
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That dollar sign($) in the command line prompt makes me suggest you try to run pkg as on ordinary user.
Try to login as root (e.g., by pressing Alt+F2) and run pkg from that session.
edited Sep 19 '14 at 7:00
Tejas
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answered Sep 19 '14 at 6:26
Alexander Pozdneev
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2
Running pkg as root solved the same problem for me.
– David Poole
Nov 21 '14 at 19:25
1
Resolved here too. Thanks as well for theAlt+F2tip :)
– nathanchere
Apr 7 '16 at 15:17
logging in as root fixed this for me also
– Pwdr
Aug 25 '16 at 8:17
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I think you might need to download the larger installation image, it comes with more stuff, I think, I know that is true about linux, but not sure about FreeBSD. But I don't think it has anything to do with the internet. I'd say something wrong with the file extractor. Try getting pkg from ports, if it's there.
answered Aug 28 '14 at 0:50
toxemicsquire
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add a comment |
I think you might need to download the larger installation image, it comes with more stuff, I think, I know that is true about linux, but not sure about FreeBSD. But I don't think it has anything to do with the internet. I'd say something wrong with the file extractor. Try getting pkg from ports, if it's there.
answered Aug 28 '14 at 0:50
toxemicsquire
1269
add a comment |
I think you might need to download the larger installation image, it comes with more stuff, I think, I know that is true about linux, but not sure about FreeBSD. But I don't think it has anything to do with the internet. I'd say something wrong with the file extractor. Try getting pkg from ports, if it's there.
answered Aug 28 '14 at 0:50
toxemicsquire
1269
I think you might need to download the larger installation image, it comes with more stuff, I think, I know that is true about linux, but not sure about FreeBSD. But I don't think it has anything to do with the internet. I'd say something wrong with the file extractor. Try getting pkg from ports, if it's there.
answered Aug 28 '14 at 0:50
toxemicsquire
1269
answered Aug 28 '14 at 0:50
toxemicsquire
1269
answered Aug 28 '14 at 0:50
toxemicsquire
1269
answered Aug 28 '14 at 0:50
toxemicsquire
1269
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add a comment |
That dollar sign($) in the command line prompt makes me suggest you try to run pkg as on ordinary user.
Try to login as root (e.g., by pressing Alt+F2) and run pkg from that session.
edited Sep 19 '14 at 7:00
Tejas
1,79621839
answered Sep 19 '14 at 6:26
Alexander Pozdneev
476312
2
Running pkg as root solved the same problem for me.
– David Poole
Nov 21 '14 at 19:25
1
Resolved here too. Thanks as well for theAlt+F2tip :)
– nathanchere
Apr 7 '16 at 15:17
logging in as root fixed this for me also
– Pwdr
Aug 25 '16 at 8:17
add a comment |
That dollar sign($) in the command line prompt makes me suggest you try to run pkg as on ordinary user.
Try to login as root (e.g., by pressing Alt+F2) and run pkg from that session.
edited Sep 19 '14 at 7:00
Tejas
1,79621839
answered Sep 19 '14 at 6:26
Alexander Pozdneev
476312
2
Running pkg as root solved the same problem for me.
– David Poole
Nov 21 '14 at 19:25
1
Resolved here too. Thanks as well for theAlt+F2tip :)
– nathanchere
Apr 7 '16 at 15:17
logging in as root fixed this for me also
– Pwdr
Aug 25 '16 at 8:17
add a comment |
That dollar sign($) in the command line prompt makes me suggest you try to run pkg as on ordinary user.
Try to login as root (e.g., by pressing Alt+F2) and run pkg from that session.
edited Sep 19 '14 at 7:00
Tejas
1,79621839
answered Sep 19 '14 at 6:26
Alexander Pozdneev
476312
That dollar sign($) in the command line prompt makes me suggest you try to run pkg as on ordinary user.
Try to login as root (e.g., by pressing Alt+F2) and run pkg from that session.
edited Sep 19 '14 at 7:00
Tejas
1,79621839
answered Sep 19 '14 at 6:26
Alexander Pozdneev
476312
edited Sep 19 '14 at 7:00
Tejas
1,79621839
edited Sep 19 '14 at 7:00
Tejas
1,79621839
edited Sep 19 '14 at 7:00
Tejas
1,79621839
1,79621839
answered Sep 19 '14 at 6:26
Alexander Pozdneev
476312
answered Sep 19 '14 at 6:26
Alexander Pozdneev
476312
answered Sep 19 '14 at 6:26
Alexander Pozdneev
476312
476312
2
Running pkg as root solved the same problem for me.
– David Poole
Nov 21 '14 at 19:25
1
Resolved here too. Thanks as well for theAlt+F2tip :)
– nathanchere
Apr 7 '16 at 15:17
logging in as root fixed this for me also
– Pwdr
Aug 25 '16 at 8:17
add a comment |
2
Running pkg as root solved the same problem for me.
– David Poole
Nov 21 '14 at 19:25
1
Resolved here too. Thanks as well for theAlt+F2tip :)
– nathanchere
Apr 7 '16 at 15:17
logging in as root fixed this for me also
– Pwdr
Aug 25 '16 at 8:17
2
2
Running pkg as root solved the same problem for me.
– David Poole
Nov 21 '14 at 19:25
Running pkg as root solved the same problem for me.
– David Poole
Nov 21 '14 at 19:25
1
1
Resolved here too. Thanks as well for the
Alt+F2 tip :)– nathanchere
Apr 7 '16 at 15:17
Resolved here too. Thanks as well for the
Alt+F2 tip :)– nathanchere
Apr 7 '16 at 15:17
logging in as root fixed this for me also
– Pwdr
Aug 25 '16 at 8:17
logging in as root fixed this for me also
– Pwdr
Aug 25 '16 at 8:17
add a comment |
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