Re: Chromium availability.

Daniel Tameling <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.questions
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Wed, Aug 05, 2026 at 11:51:44AM +1000, 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.
> 

Hi,

sometimes building a port fails and it becomes unavailable through pkg. This happens regularly with browsers. It usually takes a few days until the problem is fixed and a new build is successful. Then a "pkg install chromium" will work again.

freshports is a useful website for these kind of issues. It has a table with the versions that are currently available and at the moment there are some gaps indicating the issue with the build: freshports.org/www/chromium

Best regards,
Daniel
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