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Old 18th July 2020
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Just started working again
Code:
armv7$ pkg_add -v mg
pkg_add: Can't create pkgdb entry: /var/db/pkg/mg-20110905nb4: Permission denied
pkg_add: no files matching ``/var/db/pkg/mg-20110905nb4/+*'' found: No such file or directory
pkg_add: 1 package addition failed
Not sure why, maybe it was the server?

Edit:
Code:
armv7$ pkg_add -v pkgin
pkg_add: Can't create pkgdb entry: /var/db/pkg/pkg_install-20191008nb1: Permission denied
pkg_add: no files matching ``/var/db/pkg/pkg_install-20191008nb1/+*'' found: No such file or directory
pkg_add: Can't install dependency pkg_install>=20130901
pkg_add: 1 package addition failed
armv7$ sudo pkg_add -v pkgin
pkg_add: no pkg found for 'pkgin', sorry.
pkg_add: 1 package addition failed
armv7$ pkg_add -v pkgin
pkg_add: Can't create pkgdb entry: /var/db/pkg/pkg_install-20191008nb1: Permission denied
pkg_add: no files matching ``/var/db/pkg/pkg_install-20191008nb1/+*'' found: No such file or directory
pkg_add: Can't install dependency pkg_install>=20130901
pkg_add: 1 package addition failed
armv7$ su
Password:
armv7# pkg_add -v pkgin
[...] installed
Still behaving strangely, even though my account is in the wheel group and can use `sudo' for other commands, only root is able to use `pkg_add'
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