>but there is no `wpa_supplicant` package for omnios. this is a server os, we don't deal with wifi

Thought I saw it in the repos? pkg.omnios.org/r151054/core/en/search.shtml?token=wpa&action=Search

is this a thing or have i royally borked my system? The package pkg://omnios/driver/storage/cpqary3⊙0,5.11-151055.0:20250513T231912Z delivers multiple copies of driver cpqary3

MelMalik - any more context? You can see that if you try and upgrade to a new release but you haven't made sure your current one is up to date first.

i ran `pkg update` unknowingly