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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.



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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.



    What am I missing? What are possible causes of this issue? What should I check?










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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.



      What am I missing? What are possible causes of this issue? What should I check?










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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.



      What am I missing? What are possible causes of this issue? What should I check?







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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.






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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.






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              Running pkg as root solved the same problem for me.
              – David Poole
              Nov 21 '14 at 19:25






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              Resolved here too. Thanks as well for the Alt+F2 tip :)
              – nathanchere
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            • 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.






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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.






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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.






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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.







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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.






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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 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
















                    18














                    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.






                    share|improve this answer



















                    • 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 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














                    18












                    18








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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.






                    share|improve this answer














                    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.







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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 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














                    • 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 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








                    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


















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