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Packages look like simple <code>.tar.gz</code> bundles, but they should always

Packages look like simple <code>.tar.gz</code> bundles, but they should

be added using pkg_add(1), as there might be some extra information that only

always be added using

pkg_add(1) knows how to handle.</font></strong>

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg_add&sektion=1&format=html">pkg_add(1)</a>,

Tip: you can distinguish between packages and .tar.gz bundles using pkg_info(1).

as there might be some extra information that only

knows how to handle.</font></strong>

Tip: you can distinguish between packages and <strong>.tar.gz</strong> bundles

using

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg_info&sektion=1&format=html">pkg_info(1)</a>.

<h3><font color=#0000e0>Getting packages</font></h3>

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# setenv PKG_PATH ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.7/packages/i386/

# pkg_add gimp-1.17.tar.gz

# pkg_add gimp-1.1.17.tar.gz

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<h3><font color=#0000e0>Managing installed packages</font></h3>

The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=packages&sektion=7&format=html">packages(7)</a>.

The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=packages&sektion=7&format=html">packages(7)</a>

manual page holds useful information about ways to manage

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

dependencies.

<p>

As of OpenBSD 2.7, to update a package you must:

<ul>

<li>Remove the old package using pkg_delete(1)

<li>Remove the old package using

<li>Add the new package using pkg_add(1)

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg_delete&sektion=1&format=html">pkg_delete(1)</a>

<li>Add the new package using

</ul>

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

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

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and recompile vast portions of the ports tree.

It is strongly suggested that people don't track ports-current unless

they're prepared to deal with various problems.

<a href=mail.html>Mailing lists</a> such as source-changes or tech will

<a href=mail.html>Mailing lists</a> such as

probably be invaluable.

<code>source-changes@openbsd.org</code> or

<code>tech@openbsd.org</code> will probably be invaluable.

<p>

The ports-current tree can be retrieved via:

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<p>

Let's say you managed to get a ports tree and you want to compile and

install the archiving utility <code>unzip</code>. You should be able to

install the archiving utility <strong>unzip</strong>. You should be able to

do something like this:

<pre>