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version 1.95, 2008/05/01 06:13:23

version 1.96, 2008/05/13 13:17:20

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Adding a package is as easy as

<code>pkg_add pkgname.tgz</code>.

<code>pkg_add pkgname</code>.

If you are grabbing packages from a single source (a package repository),

set PKG_PATH to that repository URL, in order to grab dependencies.

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<pre>

# pkg_add gimp-2.4.3p0.tgz

# pkg_add gimp

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<h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="stable">Ports and Packages Update for an OpenBSD Release</a></font></h3>

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installed packages, solve conflicts (files that already exist) and handle

dependencies.

<p>

As of OpenBSD 2.8, to update a package you must:

Starting with OpenBSD 3.9, an update mechanism is provided by

<ul>

<li>Remove the old package using

To update a package (and its dependencies) you must set PKG_PATH to a

repository URL which contains updates, and use

<li>Add the new package using

<code>pkg_add -ui pkgname</code>.

</ul>

This is slightly inconvenient, as packages may trigger dependencies, and

you may have to remove a large subset of packages for an update.

<h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name="Use">Using Ports</a></font></h3>

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% cd /usr/ports/archivers/unzip

% su

# make

# make install clean

# make install

# exit

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