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How to install .txz package on pfSense

In order to install a .txz file on your pfSense:

  1. Download the file to your computer and scp it to your pfSense to /tmp, e.g.:
scp_txz_to_pfsense.sh
scp pfSense-pkg-WireGuard-0.1.1_1.txz [email protected]:/tmp/
  1. Login as admin to your pfSense via SSH and press 8to go into the root shell:
ssh_pfsense_admin.sh
ssh [email protected]
  1. Go into /tmp and then run pkg install <.txz>. When prompted, confirm using y.
install_txz_pfsense.sh
cd /tmp
pkg install pfSense-pkg-WireGuard-0.1.1_1.txz

You can install multiple packages at once using pkg install <1.txz> <2.txz> [...]. This is recommended if the packages belong together.p

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