Installing Applications

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Installing Applications


In GhostBSD, software can be install with FreeBSD pkg_add (pkg install from FreeBSD 10.0) and FreeBSD Ports[1]:

  • FreeBSD pkg_add is the command, used to extract packages, that have been previously created with the pkg_create command. pkg_add is use to install a FreeBSD binary package from a local file or from a server on the network. (From FreeBSD 10.0 it will be using pkgng.[2])
  • FreeBSD Ports is one of the most useful and unique features of FreeBSD, compared to most Linux distributions, (the Ports Collection). It can be found under /usr/ports and contains the Makefiles for a vast amount of software.

This section demonstrates the following GhostBSD tools for managing software on your GhostBSD system:

  • FreeBSD pkg_add to manage and install software using the command line. (pkg install is the command for GhostBSD4.0/FreeBSD 10.0.)
  • FreeBSD Ports to install newer versions of software and update software already installed to apply security patches.

It also describes how to create your own package using pkg_create.

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