Re: Chromium availability.

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