| Meta Package Manager |
pc-metapkgmanager is the back-end 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.
The pc-metapkgmanager command can be used at the command line to install or delete meta-packages, update to the latest package set, or to change the default metapkgset. If you type the command without any options, it will display its usage:
pc-metapkgmanager
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 pkg,pkg2 <loc> -- Update system packages. Can use 'all' or <pkg,pkg2>.
<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 specified 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
Only remove metapkgmanager log if over 5MB
