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dnl $OpenBSD: packages,v 1.51 2019/08/01 19:42:51 jmc Exp $
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As complete as your OpenBSD system is, you may want to add any of several
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excellent third party software applications. There are several ways to do
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this. You can:
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1) Use the OpenBSD package collection to grab a pre-compiled
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and tested version of the application for your hardware.
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2) Use the OpenBSD ports collection to automatically get any
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needed source file, apply any required patches, create the
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application, and install it for you.
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3) Obtain the source code and build the application based
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upon whatever installation procedures are provided with the
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application.
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Instructions for installing applications from the various sources using
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the different installation methods follow.
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You should also refer to the packages(7) manual page.
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Installing applications from the ftp.OpenBSD.org package collection:
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All available packages for your architecture have been placed on
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ftp.OpenBSD.org in the directory pub/OpenBSD/OSREV/packages/MACHINE_ARCH/
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You may want to peruse this to see what packages are available. The
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packages are also on the OpenBSD mirror sites. See
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https://www.OpenBSD.org/ftp.html
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for a list of current mirror sites.
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Installation of a package is very easy.
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1) become the superuser (root)
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2) use the "pkg_add" command to install the software
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"pkg_add" is smart enough to know how to download the software
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from the OpenBSD HTTP server. Example:
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$ su
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Password: <enter your root password>
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# pkg_add \
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http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/{:--:}OSREV/packages/MACHINE_ARCH/emacs-21.4p32.tgz
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Installing applications from the OpenBSD ports collection:
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See https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html#Ports for current
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instructions on obtaining and installing OpenBSD ports.
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You should also refer to the ports(7) manual page.
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Installing other applications:
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If an OpenBSD package or port does not exist for an application
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you're pretty much on your own. The first thing to do is ask
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<ports@OpenBSD.org> if anyone is working on a port -- there may
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be one in progress. If no such port exists, you might want to
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look at the FreeBSD ports or NetBSD pkgsrc for inspiration.
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If you can't find an existing port, try to make your own and
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feed it back to OpenBSD. That's how our ports collection grows.
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Some details can be found in the OpenBSD Porter's Handbook at
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https://www.openbsd.org/faq/ports/
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with more help coming from the mailing list, <ports@OpenBSD.org>.
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