| Meta Package Manager |
pc-metapkgmanger is the command line utility used by the PC-BSD installer, System Manager, Update Manager, and Warden® to manage meta-packages. Meta-packages are like system components and include supported and unsupported desktops, development utilities, hardware drivers, and miscellaneous applications such as MythTV or XBMC.
Beginning with version 9.1, PC-BSD uses metapkgsets to determine which system components are available and which applications are installed with each system component. Currently, two metapkgsets are defined: "pcbsd" which defines the available desktop components, and "warden" which defines the components available when creating a jail with Warden® or installing a PC-BSD server. You can view the contents of these metapkgsets here.
It includes the ability to switch between pkgsets, such as
Only remove metapkgmanager log if over 5MB
Usage
pc-metapkgmanager [options]
Options:
add pkg1,pkg2 <loc> -- Add the specified list of meta-packages <loc> should be a FTP / HTTP url where pkg_add can fetch packages, or an absolute path to location of pkg files on disk. checkup -- Check for updates to pkgs del pkg1,pkg2 -- Delete the specified list of meta-packages list -- List the available meta-packages status <pkg> -- List the status of the specified meta-packages update pkg1,pkg2 <loc> -- Update all system packages, or just <pkg> if specified <loc> should be a FTP / HTTP url where pkg_add can fetch packages, or an absolute path to location of pkg files on disk. --pkgset <pkgset> -- Change default pkgset we are using --chroot <dir> -- Operate on the directory specififed using chroot
Configuration
The default pkgset can be changed by editing /usr/local/etc/pcbsd.conf and editing the PCBSD_METAPKGSET variable.
Examples
pc-metapkgmanger add LXDE,XFCE,GNOME http://mirrors.isc.org/pub/pcbsd/9.0/amd64/netinstall/packages/
pc-metapkgmanager del LXDE,GNOME
