---
name: "cdist-type__package_pkgng_freebsd"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__package_pkgng_freebsd"
---

# cdist-type\_\_package\_pkgng\_freebsd(7)

Manage FreeBSD packages with pkg-ng

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_package\_pkgng\_freebsd - Manage FreeBSD packages with pkg-ng

## DESCRIPTION

This type is usually used on FreeBSD to manage packages.

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

None

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

- **name**

  If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.

- **flavor**

  If supplied, use to avoid ambiguity.

- **version**

  If supplied, use to install a specific version of the package named.

- **repo**

  If supplied, use to install the package named from a particular repo.

- **state**

  Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present"

## BOOLEAN PARAMETERS

- **upgrade**

  If supplied, allow upgrading to the latest version of a package.

## CAVEATS

This type requires that repository definitions already exist in /etc/pkg/\*.conf. Ensure that they exist prior to use of this type with \_\_file.

pkg-ng can't upgrade a package to a specific version. If this type needs to upgrade a package, it can only ugprade to the latest available version. If the "upgrade" parameter is not given and an upgrade needs to occur, an error will result.

## MESSAGES

- **install**

  The package was installed

- **remove**

  The package was removed

- **upgrade**

  The package was upgraded

- **exist**

  The package was already present and thus not installed

## EXAMPLES

```
# Ensure zsh is installed
__package_pkgng_freebsd zsh --state present
# Ensure vim is installed, use flavor no_x11
__package_pkgng_freebsd vim --state present --flavor no_x11
# If you don't want to follow pythonX packages, but always use python
__package_pkgng_freebsd python --state present --name python2
# Install a package from a particular repository when multiples exist
__package_pkgng_freebsd bash --state present --repo myrepo
# Remove obsolete package
__package_pkgng_freebsd puppet --state absent
```

## SEE ALSO

[**cdist-type\_\_package**(7)](/cdist-type__package/7.md)

## AUTHORS

Jake Guffey \<*jake.guffey--@--eprotex.com*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2014 Jake Guffey. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021