pkg add command

Q. How do I install and run MySQL version 5 database Server under OpenBSD UNIX operating system? A. OpenBSD has pkg_add command. It is used to install packages created with the pkg_create command. Selected packages containing pre-compiled applications from the /usr/ports tree can be found on the OpenBSD FTP site or on the official OpenBSD [...]

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FreeBSD install Perl language

by nixCraft on August 5, 2007 · 4 comments

Q. I need Perl programming language to run scripts. How do I install perl on FreeBSD operating system? A. Practical Extraction and Report Language or Perl can be installed using FreeBSD ports or binary package system. Perl is a language optimized for scanning arbitrary text files, extracting information from those text files, and printing reports [...]

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OpenBSD Install BASH Shell Package Command

by nixCraft on June 18, 2007 · 3 comments

How do I install BASH shell package under OpenBSD operating system? How do I set bash as a default login shell under OpenBSD?

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FreeBSD install VIM text editor

by nixCraft on May 9, 2007 · 2 comments

Q. Quick question – How do I install VIM text editor for my FreeBSD server? Currently it has old version of vi. I like vim as it is a highly configurable text editor and efficient one. A. VIM (Vi IMproved ) is not installed by default under FreeBSD. Vim is a text editor that is [...]

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