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2026-09-24 11:28 UTC

Can some #netbsd folks help me out? I'm trying to install it in a VM (first time I'm having a look at it). [Edit: I'm using Virtualbox] I downloaded the current DVD iso. I went through the installation, configured the hard disk, installed from DVD, and got to the config menu. I'm following this guide here: https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-exinst.html#exinst-system-configuration I configured my network device and verified in the shell that I could ping the outside world. I set a root password, set the correct timezone, selected /bin/sh as the root shell and now I'm at step e, "enable installation of binary packages". I left all the defaults, entered "bash tree" as additional packages as shown in figure 3.37 and selected option x, "install pkgin and update package summary". This then brings me to the state shown in the screenshot, where I'd expect something to be downloaded and configured, but nothing ever happens, it stays like this forever. What do I do here? I've been following the instructions up until this point, but here I'm stuck... [Edit] Giving up for now. The problem seems to be related to virtualbox assigning an IPv6 address to the VM and the installer not being happy about this...

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  • @netbsd@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-09-24 14:27

    @82mhz@mastodon.bsd.cafe Complete the installation without doing this step. After the installation is finished, follow the instructions here: https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-virt.html#chap-virt-guest-ipv6 then run sysinst from the installed system. Select "config menu" and it will give you the option to "Enable installation of binary packages".

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