ghostbsd-utils feedback

GhostSBH

Would it be possible to change the metaport ghostbsd-utils to not include fish please.
Whenever I pkg upgrad -f the fish pkg reinstalls and overwrites my /etc/passwd entry:
diff passwd passwd-10-dec.txt
new entry = me::1001:1001:Me:/home/me:/usr/local/bin/fish
old entry = me::1001:1001:Me:/home/me:/usr/local/bin/zsh
Here, reinstallation overwrote my 10th December settings from zsh to fish - which is a trifle annoying as I then need to ee /etc/passwd and undo the change.

You might consider adding the contents of the metaport to the pkg-descr file for ghostbsd-utils package too. I presume it is:
update-station
backup-station
sudo
setxkbmap
xmodmap
xdg-user-dirs-update
networkmgr
software-station
fish
webcamd

I would also note it is not possible to remove the fish package without also removing these utilities too.

So, may I raise a ticket to achieve this resolution please?
Thanks.

vimanuelt

Be aware that pkg upgrade -f enforces a reinstall, overwriting configuration settings as expected.

q-pa

Strange, I also did sudo pkge upgrade -f (from TTY) on two systems and my user settings stayed the same.

brianthehughes

With ghostbsd-utils at version 24.0.1 there's reasonable justification to review how it enables GhostBSD.

The dependencies are revealed in detail with pkg info -d ghostbsd-utils

Depends on     :
	xmodmap-1.0.10_1
	setxkbmap-1.3.2_1
	backup-station-0.5
	fish-3.7.1
	sudo-1.9.16p2_1
	update-station-6.2
	software-station-2.0
	networkmgr-6.5_1
	webcamd-5.17.1.2_2
	xdg-user-dirs-0.18_1

In line with the current Contributor Documentation at Requirements — GhostBSD documentation the Bourne Shell is the basis for [GhostBSD] scripts and maintains alignment with upstream FreeBSD.

Requesting fish be pulled out of the ghostbsd-utils package seems reasonable to me.

Enhancement Add user shell flexibility while retaining GhostBSD core install/upgrade operations:

Remove fish from ghostbsd-utils
Install fish as a distinct package.

Notes:

A clean install would include and set user shell to fish as GhostBSD core/default.
Major updates (25 -> 26) would still reinstall the default GhostBSD shell, though updating user settings seems out of scope of an upgrade. This should be investigated if reproducible.
Minor updates (25.01 -> 25.02) would only update installed packages as needed.

vimanuelt

I have submitted a patch to include Fish in another part of the GhostBSD build. However, we need to wait for Eric to update ghostbsd-utils, as it is not yet available on the GhostBSD GitHub repository. Submitting a bug report will ensure he will review the report and prioritize it.

ghostbsd/issuesissues/new?assignees=&labels=bug&template=bug_report.yaml

ericbsd

That is if I do. Bwhahahaha.