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| − | In GhostBSD, software can be install with ''FreeBSD [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg_add <code>pkg_add</code>]'' (''[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-install&manpath=FreeBSD+10.0-RELEASE <code>pkg install</code>'' from FreeBSD 10.0]) and ''FreeBSD Ports''<sup>[https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/ports-using.html]</sup>:
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| − | * ''FreeBSD <code>pkg_add</code>'' is the command, used to extract packages, that have been previously created with the [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg_create <code>pkg_create</code>] command. <code>pkg_add</code> 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 <code>[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg pkgng]</code>.<sup>[https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/pkgng-intro.html]</sup>)
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| − | * ''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 <code>/usr/ports</code> and contains the Makefiles for a vast amount of software.
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| − | This section demonstrates the following GhostBSD tools for managing software on your GhostBSD system:
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| − | * ''FreeBSD <code>pkg_add</code>'' to manage and install software using the command line. (<code>pkg install</code> is the command for GhostBSD4.0/FreeBSD 10.0.)
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| − | * ''FreeBSD Ports'' to install newer versions of software and update software already installed to apply security patches.
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| − | It also describes how to create your own package using <code>pkg_create</code>.
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| | + | * The ''<code>pkg_add</code>'' command is used to extract pre-built binary packages from a local file or from a remote server on the network. |
| | + | * There are over 32,000 applications in ''GhostBSD's Ports''. These applications can be readily accessed via software-station. |
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| | [[Category:Installing Applications]] | | [[Category:Installing Applications]] |
Revision as of 04:49, 1 January 2019
In GhostBSD, software can be install with pkg_add or pkg-install or software-station:
- The
pkg_add command is used to extract pre-built binary packages from a local file or from a remote server on the network.
- There are over 32,000 applications in GhostBSD's Ports. These applications can be readily accessed via software-station.
